Oldandtired
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So then based on that logic, OJ Simpson should be viewed based on his previous years as a hall of famer and not his most recent actions.That's actually more reflective of talking points than accuracy.
The National Journal rated Obama the most liberal senator in 2007 - a rating based on 99 votes in the Senate during that year only. In the two previous two yearsthey rated Obama 10th and 16th most liberal.
If you are looking at his entire senate career his recod is far from "most liberal."
Bernie Madoff was President of the NASDAQ and so let us evaluate him based on THAT tenure and not his most recent actions.
Me? 30 years ago as a college senior I was as liberal as they come....now I am a true conservative......but lets evaluate me on my past on not the present...so I must be a liberal.
Sorry...I see flaws in your logic
No, the logic lapse is on your end. Madoff and Simpson should be evaluated on their entire career overall not just one part of it. But the criminal parts will largely define that evaluation because they are so overwelmingly negative.
What you have with Obama is 3 years in a Senate with 3 different rankings of "liberal" that should be averaged if you are going to make the claim of "most liberal senator" for his entire career not just 2007.
I am not arguing that he isn't "liberal" - I'm saying he is much closer to the center than rightwing pundits claim and this is evident in some of his policy decisions.
People change over time. In washington, people change based on the pressures of their colleagues....so I disagree with your assessment. I look at the most recent voting record as the most indicative of his likely future voting...especially with a junior senator.
His trend,as you pointed out, has been in the direction of the left...with his lates record being that as the most liberal.
As for governing....I do not conssider any of his decisions and policies he is campaigning for as anything short of far left....but as a conservative, I recognize my evaluation is skewed.....but I do not see retaining Gates as a moderate move....I see it as a smart move with several wars in progress.
But I am sorry...I disagree with you about Obama....He is, in my eyes, far left of center..
Ironically, the far left see him as right of center.
Lets revisit this in a year...and see where things are at.