Obama is a centrist?
I don't see it that way.
How does Obama fall into the 'centrist' tag from your POV?
Because he's not some far left, marxist radical despite the massive, ridiculous and seemingly endless attempts by the right to portray him as such.
Take Gay Marriage fer example.
Spud's a total lefty.
Spud thinks it should be called "marriage" but Obama's official stated position is that he's against "marriage" and for "civil unions"
Ergo he's taken a more centrist position.
He's also more of a Hawk than Spud would like to see despite all the ridiculous "surrendercrat" illogic spewing from the RT talking haircut brigade and their minions in blogworld.
If you wanna see a real lefty, check out Dennis Kucinich whose stated policies have always been more closely aligned with Spud's than Obama's.
Difference between Kucinich and Obama is that Obama is more of a centrist and, of course, even more importantly ...he's electable.
Hence Spud's support.
That sed, to watch the right try and paint him as some kind of extreme lefty in order to deflect from the fact that the right has been moved closer to the extreme right of creeping fascism under BushCo is a bit of a head scratcher fer Spud.
Whargarbl?
From overly extending the power of the executive branch, to subverting the DoJ, to Torture, to Illegal Wars sold with lies, to massive governmental spying on the citizenry to increased governmental secrecy, etc etc ad nauseum, the right have now drifted into the arena of the unwell.
Into the world of extremism.
If you can't see how McBush's stated position continue this creeping slide into American extremism and how Obama is the very model of moderation, centrism and propriety in direct comparison, then you aint been looking particularily hard, if at all.
So sez Spud.
G08ama!
Be Well.
