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**Greapyjeory** · 03-03-2011, 11:53 PM

Yeah, it's an Urban Myth that he was part of the Trinity Church of Chicago ...
or that Black Liberation Theology is left leaning...
or that he voted with his party as senator 96% of the time...
or that he was the most liberal member of congress in 2007 .

I think Obama's actions show that he's less interested in pushing liberal agendas than he is in trying to create left of center policies.

He may come from a liberal background, but his policies are pretty moderate actually.

It's kind of like what happened with Bush. He ran on a small government platform in 2000. He even went into detail about being against nation building. Yet, he became the most prominent nation builder in modern American history.

His policies clearly did not support smaller government, but he did support right of center policies. The only areas he typically was far right on were social issues, and he was even moderate on a few of those (like illegal immigration).

The difference between a president's political background vs. his actual policies can be pretty significant.

03-03-2011, 11:53 PM	#7
Greapyjeory Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	Yeah, it's an Urban Myth that he was part of the Trinity Church of Chicago ... or that Black Liberation Theology is left leaning... or that he voted with his party as senator 96% of the time... or that he was the most liberal member of congress in 2007 . I think Obama's actions show that he's less interested in pushing liberal agendas than he is in trying to create left of center policies. He may come from a liberal background, but his policies are pretty moderate actually. It's kind of like what happened with Bush. He ran on a small government platform in 2000. He even went into detail about being against nation building. Yet, he became the most prominent nation builder in modern American history. His policies clearly did not support smaller government, but he did support right of center policies. The only areas he typically was far right on were social issues, and he was even moderate on a few of those (like illegal immigration). The difference between a president's political background vs. his actual policies can be pretty significant.
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