Why Obama’s left leaning is no tactical feint

By Clive Crook

Published: March 8 2009 18:18 | Last updated: March 8 2009 18:18

On this page last week I argued that Barack Obama’s first budget showed him to be more of a left-leaning liberal than I and many others – sceptics and admirers alike – had previously supposed. People I respect have accused me of going off the deep end about this, or of neglecting Mr Obama’s tactical finesse, or both.

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