Originally Posted by guyy

Obama is not left wing. That's goofy. Left of the author, certainly, but that means little. What exactly is left-wing about Obama?

This Noemie person should have been in Illinois when Obama got elected senator. It was surprising how many hairy & manly lawns sported Obama signs. I'm talking about Downstate, too, not just Chicago. They could have gone for the guy who was mean to his wife or the genuine right-wing kook. But no, they went for the Academician. How was that possible?