Anyone noticed in the last couple of days the media is saying Obama went to far left

[bigdarryl]

They can't be SERIOUS!! if Obama went to far left why does he have all these Bush left overs in his Administration.And why did he give the insurance Companies the assurance there wouldn't be any public option.He wasted a full year trying to get two rethugs to vote for the health care and ended up with this watered down version.That some democrats running for office trying to distance themselves from

[indepat]

1. And here I was thinking the president had moved too far to the right-of-center for my comfort: guess

it must depend on one's point-of-view, ideology, politics. :)

[Exilednight]

2. I haven't heard anyone say that..........

NYT? No.
WaPo? No.
NPR? No.
PBS? No.

[rurallib]

4. npr yes - or at several of the guest talking heads.

[SteveM]

3. Hell, then Truman must be a Maoist. nt

[Ozymanithrax]

5. If Democrats lose in November, that is the lesson they will hear.

that Democrats went to far left.

[ibegurpard]

6. that is one myth I do NOT hesitate to call people out for

when I encounter it.
My standard reply to that whenever I hear it is "If Barack Obama was a socialist I would be happy."

[Beaverhausen]

7. they've said that for months

oh wait, Republicans say it on their networks and no one calls them on it.