Quote Originally Posted by cwolff View Post
I'm making a larger point which is that Obama governs like a moderate republican. If his party were the GOP he'd be hailed for doing so much that's right in line with GOP values. Since he's a democrat he doesn't get credit for it from the right and the right has had to move farther to the right in order to differentiate themselves for Obama's administration. After all, there is no need to elect a republican to do what a democrat is doing already.
Interesting perspective. I'll have to mull this. Thanks for the clarification.