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Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada,.....
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Wait a minute. Someone claimed there was no such thing as a 'Centrist Republican'. Aren't they all radical right wing extremists?
Other than Sandoval's John Birch Society-esque defense of the Bundy's, Sandoval is a Reagan Republican. That used to be considered pretty far right, huh? Not anymore.
So, President Obama is considering a radical right wing extremist Republican for the Supreme Court? I guess those views must be pretty mainstream nowadays.
No, someone like Marco Rubio is a radical right wing extremist - that is a mainstream Republican. Sandoval is just a right-wing Reagan Republican.
And I don't think he's seriously being considered - I'm guessing it's gamesmanship.
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White House Vetting GOP Centrist Gov. Brian Sandoval for SCOTUS--NBC News
President Obama is weighing the selection of Brian Sandoval, a centrist former federal judge --Washington Post
Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada, is reportedly being vetted by the Obama administration to replace Justice Antonin Scalia --Business Insider
The White House is considering Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican centrist, as a potential nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court--Democratic Underground
Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada, is being vetted by the White House for a possible nomination to the Supreme Court--Huffington Post
Well first it was there aren't ANY centrists...only radical right wing extremists. Now it's only Radical Right Wing Extremists and Reagan Republicans, but no Centrists. I guess it depends on whether you want to go with the definitions as evidenced by current journalists, newspapers and political publications or Forky's own personal private definition from his understanding of politics 50 years ago.
Oh well. I guess it really doesn't matter. As Forkush points out, even if Sandoval was a Centrist, President Obama is only using his name for political posturing anyway.
And by today's standards, Tea Party Republican Marco Rubio is now called a "moderate." I bet I could find a whole bunch of headlines calling him a "moderate." And what would that prove? He's a right-wing extremists, just like the day the tea baggers fell in love with him.
Of course Martin Luther King was also labeled a ...'radical extremist' in his day
Martin Luther King Jr. WAS radical, particularly in the 1950's. Same with Gandhi, Lech Walesa, Thomas Paine, the Stonewall rioters, and Edward Snowden. Pretty good groups of folks I'd say, although radical can also be bad, can't it?
Just how dim are you alanleroy; pointing out that someone is extreme is not a smear, it's an observation. And here is my further observation:
"Moderate" positions of just a few years ago are now considered "liberal. Want proof? Here's a VERY partial list:
Immigration reform (Reagan, Bush II)
Gun control (Nixon, Reagan)
Raising the ceiling of Social Security deductions (Reagan)
Raising taxes (Reagan 4x)
The Voting Rights Act (Nixon, Reagan, GHW Bush, Bush II, every Republican in the Senate last time it was voted)
Raising the debt ceiling (everybody)
Supporting labor unions (Eisenhower, Nixon)
Infrastructure spending (Eisenower, Nixon)
Mandated health insurance (American Enterprise Institute, 1996 Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole)
Condemning the military industrial complex (Eisenhower)
Abortion rights (Reagan, GHW Bush)
Hey alanleroy, try and come up with a list of liberal positions that are now considered moderate. Other than social issues like gay rights and marijuana, I bet you can't do it.
Go ahead, try.
