Reply #16: Turn them on to all of the conservatives who endorsed Obama [View All]

[Tom Rinaldo]

Tell them that officially the U.S. is a mixed economy and has been for over a century. We have government regulation of business, we have public schools, we have government security at airports and Federal air traffic contgrollers. And Teddy Roosevelt campaigned (and followed through) as more of a socialist than Obama has ever hinted at and the rough rider was McCain's favorite President. Progressive income taxes have been around for a long long time and they were more progressive under Nixon and Ike than they were under Bill Clinton, and taxes would be lower overall under Obama's plans thay they were under Bill Clinton.

They may not end up supporting Obamma but he is well in the mainstream of American politics as traditionally defined even if he is further left in the mainstream than they are happy with.