And this point needs to be pounded into the minds people who absurdly claim that Obama is a radical leftist and socialist.
Like Bill Maher said: "Socialist?...He's not even a liberal!"
The debate needs a serious reframing. The current paradigm of what it means to be liberal needs to be blown up and explained all over again. Even most self described "moderates" seem to think being liberal means you're pro-choice and think the government should have *some* role in things like the environment and health care.
Finally as we've said before, we need to continually remind everyone that there is a world of difference between 'moderate' Democrats and corporate Democrats. Even in conversation we need to avoid using the word moderate in reference to lobbyist driven chumps like Ben Nelson and Kent Conrad.
But so far I'd say he reminds me of Bill Clinton, except he has more appeal for many right leaning moderates and indes (and the right wing base HATES him, like Clinton but worse because of the racial element).
Relatively/Casually (un)informed moderates love him while many informed progressives become increasingly disenchanted with his (seemingly) DLC ways. The fact that his plans don't seem to be even close to fundamentally reforming the economy in a meaningful way as opposed to just reinflating the bubble doesn't help.
But his rhetoric is much better, particularly on foreign policy.
You say that you're a history teacher. How many of your peers would think that saying Obama is a "closet communist" automatically disqualifies you from membership in that profession?
All of them?
A "closet communist", presumably?
Now you're insulting history teachers everywhere. You've convinced me that you have no idea what communism was and that you are not a rational person.
I keep hoping that somewhere inside you there's a reasonable person trying to claw his way out. It's been a fruitless hope, because you have no idea how far from reality your perspective has strayed. But the good news is that I can no longer hold you responsible for your behavior.
