Many people have been afraid to term Obama's economic policies as Socialist. But the reality is that they are as close to Socialism the US has seen in at least 70 years and there is nothing wrong in stating that fact.
Obama and his like-minded advisors are smart enough not to roll out the entire philosophical vision all at once. Instead, they adroitly tap into anti-establishment populism, exploit the fears of the masses and then propose a socialist policy as the answer.
We have seen this in banking, the auto industry, executive pay and it is being attempted in healthcare and the entire manufacturing base via cap and trade. I believe the pattern has been set. Every time there is an economic challenge, Obama will exploit the fears in the grass roots as a means to propose a socialist policy. That way he can be viewed as a pragmatic problem-solver, rather than an unyielding ideologue.
The term Socialist needn't be as loaded as both sides would have us believe. Obama should stand up and be proud to state that he fundamentally believes that Socialism is his preferred philosophy upon which to draw economic solutions and his opponents should argue against that position based on the merits rather than demonizing the term.
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