We See What We Want to See and No More --- Powerline Blog Edition

But ideological leftism, not pragmatism, best explains Obama's approach to concrete issues. Consider housing/banking. Obama aligned himself with ACORN as it pushed financial insititutions to make high-risk loans. A pragmatist could view this issue in various ways. He might conclude that ACORN's agenda was far too risky, given the strong pragmatic interest in a sound financial structure (that turned out to be the case). Alternatively, he might conclude that ACORN has it right because the risks are outweighed by the positive value of poor people owning homes. He might even conclude, as some leftists did, that creating a financial crisis, and seeing people kicked out of their homes, is a good thing because it will hasten a revolution, after which America will be a better place.

Right wing blogger named Paul @ Powerline Blog

Without commenting on the delusional reference to ACORN, I seem to remember that the official policy of the Bush Administration was to push for increased home ownership even if it meant high risk loans. From folks that compared George Bush an under appreciated Genius, this is a comparison that one should probably not make. Just an observation.

Let me offer a different perspective on the President. Maybe he is just a center left guy. He doesn't have to be a super-secret socialist or a follower of any other -ism. These bat shit crazy wingers just can't get that through their heads. Comrade Kurtz calls Obama a tricky socialist that does not practice socialism because he wants to trick people into believing that he is something other than a Socialist. Which, according to Kurtz, is due not to anything he has done or he said but what Kurtz thinks he wants to do if he were not busy being not a socialist.

Comrade Rightwing Blogger Named Paul at Powerline Blog, now dredges up 100 year old ideology to describe President Obama beliefs, throwing in a little Marx for fun, but ignoring his record. An easier answer would be that Obama is a center left guy who declined to nationalized the banks when folks were asking him to.

Of course, according to these nutters, Obama wanted to do this, but he was too tricky to actually follow through on his socialist goals.

These nutters are clinical.

Note to Comrade Rightwing Blogger Named Paul at Powerline Blog, the 1960s called. They want you to give the resentment a rest.