Comments on: Obama, Centrist or Liberal?

By: Tully

Tully — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:14:39 +0000

It’s simple, it’s the ideology of gaining power.

"I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their own views." –Barack Obama in The Audacity of Hope

Rorschach Man

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:22:15 +0000

At least McCain is a spending hawk- something that neither party has put forward for a long, long time. With the likelihood of a larger Democratic majority, I hope that any independent/centrist voters who are fence sitting right now will consider the need for divided government to help reign in spending- or at least keep it from rising astronomically as usually happens when one party controls Congress and the White House.

By: Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief

Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:56:20 +0000

Jay: I agree with that. Both have not impressed me either.

I’m sure glad I’m not American! I don’t have to feel forced to choose a ‘lesser of two evils’ candidate!

By: Jay_C

Jay_C — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:52:32 +0000

I’m with you Chuck, I have yet to hear anything from his campaign that would lead me to believe otherwise. That being said, frankly, I am fed up with both candidates. In my view, both the McCain plan and the Obama plan would increase the deficit. Neither has sufficiently explained how thier proposals would be paid for. We can slap whatever label on them that spins them however we want, but both Candidates actions thus far have not impressed me.

By: Chuck Norton

Chuck Norton — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:13:31 +0000

Marxist - Obama represented a district filled with far leftist academics. Most of his early supporters were such leftist academics. Let’s face it; you don’t get "meet the candidate" receptions at William Ayers house if you’re a moderate. Examine the class warfare rhetoric coming from both Obama and his wife. Pennsylvania middle class are desperate people who cling to guns and religion etc. Michelle telling students not to work in the markets or the private sector. Of course the most compelling evidence of all is Obama’s tax and energy plans that are as extreme and flawed as Jimmy Carter’s ever was. Every answer he has seems to indicate top down government control where the people work for the government, not the other way around.

By: Michael Merritt

Michael Merritt — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:12:49 +0000

"We know the Republicans would never vote for him."

So all the Obamacons are lying, then?

By: nevber

nevber — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:19:24 +0000

correction in spelling : CHANGE not cahnge

By: nevber

nevber — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:18:23 +0000

We know the Republicans would never vote for him. What is Obama afraid of? Plus who are the "wide range" of people? Didn’t Obama scream "WE NEED CAHNGE"… "CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN"… where is the change in old Clinton Hawks??? NO! He betrayed this supporters and is pondering to "big" money! simple as that!

By: Michael Merritt

Michael Merritt — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:15:46 +0000

nevber: The issue with remaining where he was is the that might have been okay to get the base’s vote, some Independents, and even some Republicans, but to win, Obama has to appeal to a wide range of people. It’s why I can understand McCain’s move to the right, even if I don’t like it. He needs the base to win, which he wasn’t really courting before.

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:58:04 +0000

Yeah, I was out of town for a while and busy since I’ve returned home. I’ve also not had much to say- I was going to comment under your post about the controversy of the day, that I agree about the echo chamber of silly partisan attacks on the blogosphere lately. I’m really tired of it and not spending nearly as much time on it now (which isn’t a bad thing anyway!)