Summary
What's the state of the republic - and its citizens - this Presidents' Day 2009? It is a state of deep confusion. Here are some polls to ponder, as America considers presidents past and new. Brace yourself.
Before he was elected president, Sen. Barack Obama was ranked the most liberal member of a very liberal U.S. Senate by the respected, nonpartisan National Journal, which is famous for its rankings of members of Congress. In short, then, a decisive majority of Americans elected as president the most liberal major presidential candidate in the history of the republic. This was unprecedented.See the full content of this document
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Presidents' Day Fog Index
To many of us, including myself, this suggested Americans had drifted to the left. It turns out that they have not. Consider some other surveys:
For a long time now, thanks to the Reagan presidency, Americans have called themselves...See the full content of this document
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