Obama was a centrist who was heavily criticized by progressives for being centrist but selling himself as a progressive. In a sense, that is a fair criticism. You should probably advertise yourself as what you are. Most of the time, though, he made it clear that he was bipartisan
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In 2008, I thought it was clear Obama was centrist. For example, I liked that he criticized the Iraq war while also pledging to go hard after al Qaeda. Some people blocked out the second part.
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Wait, are you saying that Romneycare/Obamacare isn't socialism?
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Among other things, yes.
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How shocking! A Heritage Foundation plan isn't socialism.
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I think your characterization of political discourse is spot on, though I wish it wasn’t.
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Thank you. I also wish it wasn't.
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Sorry but to me (I’m 75) the Reagan administration was totally criminal. Reporters need to check him out before praising him.
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Trickle down economics & Govt is problem came from Reagan. Ever have a Rep Pres that didn't cause recession & shrunk Govt. NO
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Creating an imaginary Obama is a consequence, not cause, of Republicans becoming the party of alternative facts, so doesn't answer the 'how' question at all.
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There’s a straight line from covering for Reagan’s Alzheimer’s to covering for
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That's a hood article, but can't you just say Ben Shapiro lied? I mean, Obama promised Russian agents more flexibility in exchange for kind treatment during the election? Shapiro lied.
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Reagan. Party of ideas? What ideas outside of crashing the economy, ruining the middle class and destroying prosperity did you have in mind
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Creating an imaginary Reagan here: he was notorious for his reliance on what are now known as "alternative facts."
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I would start by saying they may been perceived as a party of ideas but they weren’t good ideas. Then they progressed from bad ideas to no ideas to just making shit up.
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Great points but GOP drift goes back to 90s. Daft conspiracy theories like those on V. Foster’s suicide were rejected by conservative thinkers but embraced by some of the base & over time, the crazy crap normalized. Didn’t happen with the Dems & their own fringe. No ideas on why.
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Stopped reading when you compared Ben F’kng Shapiro to Rachel Maddow
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