t r u t h o u t - Eric Alterman | Corrupt, Incompetent and 'Off Center'

From the November 7th issue of the Nation:

t r u t h o u t - Eric Alterman | Corrupt, Incompetent and 'Off Center':

"Here is the liberals' problem in a nutshell: More than 30 percent of Americans happily answer to the appellation 'conservative,' while 18 percent call themselves 'liberal.' And yet when questioned by pollsters, a super-majority of more than 60 percent take positions liberal in everything but name. Indeed, on many if not most issues, Americans hold views well to the left of those espoused by almost any national Democratic politician."