ORIGINAL: MISTRAD

Fair enough itchn.

OK, let us presume, for a moment, that we are right and that Obama is not a true socialist, but is not a true capitalist either. What would you call him?

Or, maybe a label is too broad. Let us ask it this way: what country do you think Obama sees as the model of economic perfection? Any thoughts?

He’s got to be a whole-hearted supporter of the most extreme version of free-market capitalism in order to be considered a “true capitalist”?  He believes in a mostly-free market with sensible regulations.  Like just about everyone but the most nutty libertarians do.  Where you and he disagree is on exactly where the lines should be drawn.