Reply #45: Adjusted for era Clinton was more liberal

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Clinton came into office and pushed through a controversial advance in gay rights that carried a hellish political cost.

(DADT seems conservative today but was quite forward leaning in 1993.)

Clinton pushed a health care bill that was obviously beyond what was politically possible, since it failed despite total effort and commitment.

So Clinton HCR was more liberal, or at least more politically agressive in a liberal cause, relatively. By the standards of 1993.

And so on.

Comparing policies head-to-head across eras? Of course Obama is more liberal. And twenty years from now Obama will appear to have been a moderate Republican. And so on.

Assuming we progress.

Imagine nightmare world where 100 years from now people are saying Obama was out most liberal president ever!