[Greapyjeory]

They are left of center to pull the center of policies further left. The man isn't a fool despite his occasional seeming weakness.

I can agree with that, but the same is true for a president of either party.

Yes, Obama is interested in swinging the pendulum to the left. Bush was interested in doing that toward the right.

Still, I don't think you can call Obama a leftist anymore than you can call Bush a rightist.

He was a terrible conservative.

I agree. My distaste for Bush stems from a combination of his social views and foreign policy. I actually didn't mind some of his economic policies, because they were more moderate.