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Naw. As many have pointed out, Obama, characterized by the right as the most shameless Communist since Mao, would actually fit comfortably into the Canadian political spectrum just to the right of Stephen Harper.
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damn, did I just lose what was left of my conservative creds?
Naw. As many have pointed out, Obama, characterized by the right as the most shameless Communist since Mao, would actually fit comfortably into the Canadian political spectrum just to the right of Stephen Harper.
See? Obama’s already doing that uniting thing.
(Hey, weren’t you going to call me?)
Nah, Obama is far enough right by Canadian standards that you’re probably still blue.
I would like to dispell this belief that Obama is further right than Harper.
Using the one and only Political Compass – we can see that Obama is almost exactly where the Liberal Party of Canada is;
http://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2008
http://www.politicalcompass.org/canada2008
PWNED!
*(Hey, weren’t you going to call me?) *
Yes. But then I inadvertently *volunteered* to run our “Bring your kid to work day” which then took over my life.
Hopefully I will clear my desk Th/Fr & give you a call on Monday to set up discussions.