Beware of Leftists Claiming Right

In somewhat expectable but still humorous fashion, some supporters of President Obama’s policies have begun the tactic of attempting to convince the skeptical that the President is actually center-right, whatever that is. This tactic can be recognized first by an attempt to claim that the President’s political critics are off-base painting certain policies and speeches as in line with Republican priorities such as his recent speech touting a lowering of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28%. Second, they’ll mention that because of all these conservative tendencies, the President has alienated liberals and that no one has ever really tried true progressive/liberal reform that would be certain to work. As an example they’ll likely claim that the President is actually a tax cutter.

There are no convincing purveyors of this nonsense otherwise. One could ask about the President’s statements on taxes, real-actual tax increases in Obamacare, attempts to increase taxes in the past and submitted budgets containing tax increases, none of these count because Obamacare isn’t in effect yet and the President hasn’t signed a budget because the Senate hasn’t passed one. One could question the validity of tax credits and reductions in the payroll tax, which ostensively fund Social Security, as actual tax cuts and be ignored. One could then remind their tormentor that the President’s speech on lowering corporate tax rates doesn’t exist in any legislative form, and be ignored further.

Relatively, the Republican Presidential candidates have been lobbing rhetorical softballs at the President on his policies. Some seem convinced that he’s just in over his head, trying not to offend voters who consider tone an electoral consideration. This President is a politician of the left and has pushed liberal/progressive policies and advocated for much more his entire political career. Annoyed utopians expecting what can only be delivered from government action by way of magic wand and fans of the administration wanting to confuse may have convinced themselves that this President is something other than he is, even somewhat right-ish in office. Fortunately, this President is who he is, his record speaks volumes and most voters aren’t as dumb as liberals would like to think they are.