Shepard Fairey, Artist Behind Iconic Obama Portrait, Expresses Disappointment With The President

he is inherently a political pragmatist, rather than a liberal ideologue.
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No. 

Obama's a politician, and I mean that in the worst sense of the word.

He convinced centrists that he was a centrist.

He convinced liberals he was a liberal posing as a centrist.


But first and foremost, Obama is a lawyer (also in the worst sense of the word).

Obama chose his words very carefully (lawyer-speak) during the campaign, giving people the sense of what they wanted to hear to get their vote. It's why even among his most ardent admirers, they still argue about whether he's a liberal or a centrist or a moderate Republican.

Doing what is right for transnational corporations is what Obama is about, and trying to sell it as good for Americans is what he does afterwards. He's the epitome of the 1950s Republican, "What's good for GM is good for America."

He did a job on everybody.
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