Hello:
We've got TWO different things going on... We've got REALITY, and we've got the CONVERSATION about reality... They are NOT the same thing.
In my view, the right wing won the conversation hands down. They're not good at governing, but they ARE good at coming up with good sound bites... Words like "death panel", "government takeover" and "socialist" won the day. Everybody understand those words. Nobody understood what a "public option" is.
In reality, Obama is a center right president. But, every righty thinks he's a socialist solely because of the conversation, not because of the facts.
I don't think that bodes well for us. You?
excon