What happens if Barack moves to the Center?

2008-11-18 01:00:40

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Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7020

Will the left be upset and turn on him...? Will the right come to like him...?
and overall... will he be an incredible President that strengthens the US ?
I realize this is all speculation... for now i'm giving him the benefit of the doubt... he is a smart guy... will he do the right things(no pun intended lol)?

Love is the answer

2008-11-18 01:01:24

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SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6791|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

He will never go center. He is pretty damn left.

2008-11-18 03:39:31

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Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,817|6410|eXtreme to the maX

Barack is pretty much IN the centre, its just the Republicans have progressively moved so far to the right they don't know where the centre is.

Fuck Israel

2008-11-18 03:54:20

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6456|what

If he moves to the center, it would only be to take away more support for the Republicans. The left vote isn't going to go anywhere, they aren't likely to vote Republican because it's even further right.

You'll most likely see the GOP move slightly more towards center, unless of course Palin is still on the ticket. lol

2008-11-18 06:42:56

#5

imortal: Member; +240|6968|Austin, TX

Dilbert_X wrote:
Barack is pretty much IN the centre, its just the Republicans have progressively moved so far to the right they don't know where the centre is.

Okay, that is a laugh. Actually, to be fair, I suppose it is fair to say that both parties have become more polarized, but the left is having to cater more and more to its fringe elements; moveon.org and other similar websites are proving too valuable as contributors to ignore, and these sites draw the more fringe lefties.

2008-11-18 07:31:03

#6

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7040|Salt Lake City

I would like to see that, but in our political climate I don't know that it would do much good. Both parties have become so polarized at the far left/right, and terms like moderate and compromise have become four letter words, that at the center you are basically alienated from both parties.

2008-11-18 08:38:49

#7

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6904|132 and Bush

He's going to piss a lot of Dems off. That's why I voted for him.. lulz

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2008-11-18 20:08:30

#8

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6715|'Murka

Dilbert_X wrote:
Barack is pretty much IN the centre, its just the Republicans have progressively moved so far to the right they don't know where the centre is.

Center to Europe (and Australia) is different than center to America. Center is relative to your own culture.

Obama is a far leftist in American terms. But the neocon movement that has hijacked the Republican party is far right on many issues (and far left on govt spending/expansion).

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-11-18 21:17:46

#9

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6833|Global Command

Dilbert_X wrote:
Barack is pretty much IN the centre, its just the Republicans have progressively moved so far to the right they don't know where the centre is.

Only a non American could view O as being in the center.

George Bush was center, as was McCain.
O is so far left, he's right.

2008-11-18 21:58:52

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Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6709|North Carolina

ATG wrote:
Dilbert_X wrote:
Barack is pretty much IN the centre, its just the Republicans have progressively moved so far to the right they don't know where the centre is.
Only a non American could view O as being in the center.

George Bush was center, as was McCain.
O is so far left, he's right.

...or it could just be that Dilbert realizes we're way too conservative when compared with the rest of the First World. We're closer to the Third World in that respect.

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