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Originally Posted by gimpy117
another attempt by the republicans to try to make everybody seem so far "to the left" so they can get away with being so far to the right. 
Stuff the democrats are pushing was normal stuff 50 years ago, and many of our allies have similar programs, but now "it's socialism". |
Here's where I'm going to disagree with you. The New Left is definetly far-left. General Motors, for example, has paid back the government loans, but the Treasury Department still continues to hold on it's majority ownership of the corporation, making it very clear that a 'power grab' was the real reason behind the bailout, and that the 'too big to fail' argument was simply a means to that end. Such nationalization of the automotive industry would have been unthinkable 50 years ago.
In that case, Klavan is correct. Where he is incorrect is the assertion that the right represents centrist America.