The long primary fight among the Democrats has pushed the winner, Barack Obama, left, or more accurately, prevented him from tacking right, toward the political center. This was caused, of course, by the need to appeal to the American left which has a dominant place in the Democratic Party and has coalesced into a stop-light coalition.
The three legs of a modern political alliance are economic policy, social policy and foreign policy. The left is currently Red on economics (well, pinkish actually) advocating a strong redistribution ("from each according to his ability; to each according to his need"), Green on social policy (major sacrifice to cut CO2, strict, even strangling, regulation of industry and commerce) and Yellow on foreign policy (talk to anybody, retreat from anywhere).
John Kennedy is rolling in his grave.
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." - John F. Kennedy
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