Why do some on the Left keep saying that Pres. Obama is "center-right"?

[TheKentuckian]

29. Center-right doesn't mean right wing other than in the loosest sense

It depends heavily on how narrow or broadly one views the political spectrum and where center is measured to be.

Probably where the person making the call actually sits will be an influence too.

I think center-right is probably about far left as can be described.

Signed the Ledbetter that had already been passed. Wouldn't refusing to sign it like Bush be just this side of Bircherism?

Wars? He just maintained Bush's agreement on Iraq. What was the non-extremist position to take? He surge in Afghanistan and has spread the whole "terror" debacle and has gone damn close to the edge of the map on civil liberties and the Unitary Executive bullshit in pursuit of it so how "left" is that?

Extending the Bush cuts and then making the permanent up to 400k isn't particularly leftist.

Enacting Gingrich/Romney health care designed by the Heritage Foundation is center-right by definition.

I'll grant the auto bailout but it is also what I would call a nonpartisan position up until about now. I'd imagine Poppy Bush would do it and I could see about any Democrat being a lot less interested in "haircuts" for already heavily pressed labor. Sane people don't sit on their hands when something as critical as your manufacturing infrastructure just go.
How is this not a very basic common sense deal?

I"ll give you DADT but even that is in a country the broadly supports the action in a world where it goes on without much fuss, it really isn't really off center other for the craven cowardice of politicians playing games

Then there are the education policies. The continuation and expansion of "war" powers established by villains. The mostly despicable and unsavory lot in cabinet level appointments.
The asswiping balance by lame ass finger wagging in the face of Wall Street wrecking us. Ramping up the drug war. Constantly working for "entitlement reform" and trying to shove those fucking peas down our throats. Constantly reinforcing the TeaPubliKlan frame and seeking to partner with the very fuckers who crashed the whole world.
Eating up Chicago School Economics

None of that balances to anything left to me but your mileage may vary, you may have a different point of view.