Comments on: Americans Are Liberal!

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:48:13 +0000

not only is the american media leaning towards being liberal, but i'm also sick of celebrities spreading their liberal propaganda. jesus was a democrat? i found this youtube video that i thought everyone should see. mccain!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GygsckRj5ao

By: charles austin

charles austin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:00:24 +0000

Young Mr. Yglesias' problem here (amongst many) is that he wants to believe that every vote for Senator Obama is a vote for the progressive agenda Young Mr. Yglesias advocates.

Jesus, he gets tiresome sometimes.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:54:47 +0000

Do we really believe that the voters in Ohio, Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, and Virginia are markedly more progressive than they were four years ago? That they’ve swung radically from anti-abortion to pro-abortion? Have decided they want their taxes raised?...

No, as with most elections, people are voting both retrospectively — they’re unhappy with the incumbent president and are ready to switch directions — and prospectively — assessing the personalities and skills of the candidates.

Which only goes to show the wisdom on the commons, that is, it gives the lie to all those hysterics who, always looking for the ghost of Joe Stalin under their beds, see his second coming in Obama. The people know better.

By: Steven Donegal

Steven Donegal — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:54:45 +0000

A mandate is always an ephemeral concept. In 2004, Bush clearly had a mandate to continue and win the war in Iraq. He clearly did not have a mandate to radically change Social Security. This year, if Obama wins, he will have a mandate for those policies on which he specifically campaigned--his tax plan, some form of increased health insurance coverage and a gradual withdrawal from Iraq. Beyond that, not much. The problem with the whole mandate argument is that the devil is always in the details. Health insurance reform is a great example. Obama can get in a lot of political trouble if his healthcare proposal messes too much with the coverage that people already have, while others will pushing him toward universal, non-employer based coverage. That will be a very fine line to walk.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:07:16 +0000

I believe since Obama does not leave a trail of what to expect, unless you consider his allies as a indicator, he campaigned as a liberal in the primaries. This was his true intentions. He appealed to the far left wing of the (Marxist/Lenin) Democratic party. Then went back on his word to his constituents and moved to the center/right to lure moderates into the trap.

Zelsdorf, did you forget to take your Zoloft again?

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:48:54 +0000

I believe since Obama does not leave a trail of what to expect, unless you consider his allies as a indicator, he campaigned as a liberal in the primaries. This was his true intentions. He appealed to the far left wing of the (Marxist/Lenin) Democratic party. Then went back on his word to his constituents and moved to the center/right to lure moderates into the trap.

By: King Politics

King Politics — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:38:11 +0000

True enough. You could argue that one of the disservices Pres. Bush did to the GOP was to govern as if he had a mandate from the people, when in fact his narrow margins in 2000 and 2004 reflected a deeply divided electorate.