The Left of the Left

One of the things that is interesting to watch in this year's race for the Presidency is the reaction of office holders to the candidate of their party. Increasingly, we are seeing a distancing of Senators and Congressmen from their chosen Presidential candidate. It seems that Obama is too far left for many Democrats and John McCain is too far left for many Republicans. When you consider that for the most part, the Democrats represent the liberal or left wing of the political spectrum and Republicans represent the more conservative or right wing of the political spectrum, that puts Obama at the extreme left and McCain close to the center. I think that bodes well for McCain.