Obama Is The MOST PROGRESSIVE President That We Can Get In Our Current Political System

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28. Of course, rhetoric is subjective ...

It isn't something we can measure, like height, and say, "Well he campaigned as 4.3" to the left of center but governed at 1.2" to the right.

It's subjective, and people are apt to view things differently.

But, I would never have thought he would have extended the Bush cuts so easliy. He specifically campaigned on letting those only helping the rich expire.

I would never have expected him to say the govenment needed to tighten it's belt (Hooverism) or to have him lend credibility to abominations like Simpson-Bowles or the Gang of Six.

I was surprised at all these things, even though I was paying attention during the campaign.

But I don't mean to open a can of worms about what he could and could not have done once elected. My point is simply that it is possible, under the current system, to *elect* a presidential candidate who is perceived to be significantly to the left of how President Obama has actually governed.