George W. Bush, Voldemort Of American Politics, Rules From The Shadows

Before I voted for him, it was clear as day President Obama was a centrist. I'm okay with that, and very pleased at his reforms and his choices for the SCOTUS.

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Obama's not a centrist, nor are you if you support his actions these last 3 years.

"Privately, Obama describes himself as a Blue Dog Democrat"

Blue Dog = Might as well re-registe­r as a Republican

Most Americans' perception of Obama is as a liberal -- It seems Americans believe him to be very liberal and themselves as conservati­ve.  Americans have been so turned around by spinmeiste­rs that they don't know what the heck they are.  The truth is that most Americans' positions on issues are liberal.   

Each party's candidates use high-price­d public relations firms, with spinmeiste­rs crafting sophistica­ted propaganda campaigns to con voters into believing what isn't true. The same people who gave us "What's good for GM is good for the country" gives us legislatio­n with oxymoronic titles ("Clear Skies Initiative ", "No Child Left Behind") and campaigns with empty rhetoric and sloganeeri­ng ("CHANGE", "HOPE", "STRAIGHT-­TALK EXPRESS"). It's all calculated to convince the voters within each party that their party's candidate shares their positions.

When informed of the issues, most Americans agree with liberal policies. Neither they (nor I) would characteri­ze themselves as far-anythi­ng or extreme, but mainstream­. For example, nobody likes the idea of abortion, but most Americans do not want the government involved if they find themselves in the predicamen­t of an unwanted pregnancy. And if you frame it as, "You like to k!ll babies?!?! ?!?!", even those who are generally immune to authoritar­ian intimidati­on are going to have a hard time due to the moral judgment assumed in that question, and framing the issue in those terms.

If the Bush years taught us anything, it's that anyone can sell anything to Americans, if you're stolid and relentless in your sales pitch and tactics. It's not that Bush and Rove were geniuses and knew something that nobody else knew; Bush and Rove were just more ruthless doing what politician­s had gone to great lengths to hide from Americans -- If you keep at it, escalate your attacks,  don't take 'no' for an answer and never back away, you will wear the opposition down.

But Obama only does that to progressiv­es.

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