As opposed to what I wrote this morning, apparently Obama isn't liberal after all and won't be tarred as such:

"Oh, he's liberal, he's liberal," Obama said, mimicking his critics. "Let me tell you something. There's nothing liberal about wanting to reduce money in politics. That is common sense. There's nothing liberal about wanting to make sure [our soldiers] are treated properly when they come home ... There's nothing liberal about wanting to make sure that everybody has healthcare. We are spending more on healthcare in this country than any other advanced country, but we've got more uninsured. There's nothing liberal about saying that doesn't make sense, and we should so something smarter with our healthcare system."

Obama has invented a phrase for actions that smack of politics-as-usual: okey-doke. Of the liberal charge, Obama thundered: "Don't let them run that 'okey doke' on you."

Excuse me, progressive. Whatever Obama wants to call it, as Jim Geraghty points out, all those things Obama says aren't liberal, are in fact liberal (with the exception of taking care of soldiers and veterans) and it's not divisive politics to say so.

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