On Jan 10, 2009, at 8:20 AM, RCu8598882 at aol.com wrote:
> Let's face it: Obama is a brilliant politician and really not
> responsible
> for what people fantasize about him. Much like Reagan, he campaigned
> in a
> nebulous fashion so that many Americans thought he was a reasonable
> chap and
> ignored what he had been saying and doing for the many years since
> he walked out
> on the AFL-CIO.
Reagan was a movement conservative with a long history on the right and a distinct political philosophy. Obama was, and is, a very flexible fellow who says what he has to at the moment. Carrol thinks he has a political philosophy, but I'm not so sure.
Doug