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In reply to the discussion: Where do you think President Obama stands in terms of being progressive vs. centrist/conservative? [View all]2banon
(7,321 posts)21. variant shades of gray between Center Right and Serving Wall Street
I think the President serves only the interest of Wall Street and corporate power and has no real political philosophy
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I think the President is moderately center-right like what would have once been a moderate Republican and attempts to advance that agenda as much as is politically feasible.
I voted he's about Wall Street and Corporate power, and I'd say with little to no regard to political philosophy..
Editing to add: along with too many Congress Critters (D/R), confirmed by this report:
The Economic Scam of the Century
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Where do you think President Obama stands in terms of being progressive vs. centrist/conservative? [View all]
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
OP
I personally interpreted his 2004 national debut speech at The Democratic National Convention
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#37
Other: I think he is a technocratic administrator type who is moderately conservative
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#7
He's a "pragmatic", "savvy", centrist politican who is willing to be Not as Bad to be president.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2014
#9
Not when you add appointed Wall Street execs into the WH, Monsanto execs to the EPA,
cui bono
Mar 2014
#29
I think anyone who thinks the President is center-RIGHT under the modern definitions...
Shandris
Mar 2014
#12
I know what you mean - a few minutes in a local bar where I live would certainly expose anyone to
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#41
Big Business, Moderate Republican by nature-- but he's a professional, Third Way-type politician.
Marr
Mar 2014
#15
Yeah, I frankly don't think President Obama was lying at all when he described himself politically
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#35
Well, you either don't know what majority means or don't know who Reagan was
cthulu2016
Mar 2014
#39
I picked '3' because it was closest to my subjective interpretation of him.
GiveMeMorePIE
Mar 2014
#28
Center-right or center-left, depending on the issue. So basically about as middle of the road
nomorenomore08
Mar 2014
#46