I’ve heard a few commentators suggest that, with his first Supreme Court nomination, President Obama will find it necessary to please the left-wing of his party.
These commentators miss the point. Obama is the left-wing of his party.
He was the most liberal member of the Senate and his presidency fully reflects his leftism. If anything, Obama is shrinking in office.
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