Adolph Reed, Jr.,professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and unapologetic leftist, has the feature article in the March edition of Harper's magazine. His theme is that the left, which seems to him to be synonymous with liberalism, has surrendered and that this is best exemplified by the the left's subordination of its principles "to the agenda of the Democratic Party whose center has moved steadily rightward since Ronald Reagan's presidency." And although conservatives must have somehow missed it, the professor enlightens us as to the thinking within the Democrat Party. He claims that it operates under the assumption that its candidates can win elections "only by operating within a framework of political debate set by the right." Who knew. Showing what the the mind of a true leftist (liberal) is like, Reed goes on to excoriate Barack Obama for being a compromising moderate. He writes, "Obama has been clear all along that he is not a leftist. Throughout...(Read Full Post)