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On 8/3/11 7:48 PM, Kenneth Morgan wrote:
Cory: "Jodi, moderate right is a term relative to the political spectrum. It doesn’t make sense to say Nixon was to the left of Obama without some reference to the political circumstances. Nixon was constrained by a still vibrant New Deal regime; Reagan came into destroy it, and did so somewhat successfully, but he was still encumbered by it. Obama operates in a different political world. As for taking him at his word, he’s said a lot of words. Sometimes he’s quite explicitly signaled a desire to break with the Reaganite consensus; not just in the campaign but early on in his presidency. So the words are murky" I don't know. Sounds like cutting Obama slack to me.
I think you're right but I still wouldn't group him with the Al Sharpton and David Corns of the world.
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