Obama and the Left as Midterm: The Enemy He Wants.

Obama, Barack, 1961-; Right & left (Political science); Presidents of the United States; Constitutional law; Neoliberalism; Tea Party movement (U.S.)

An essay is presented on the policies of U.S. President Barack Obama on issues including health care reform, Wall Street, and the recession of 2008-2009. The author is critical of Obama's attempts to appease the political Right rather than cultivate a relationship with the Left. Four factors of the policies of the Obama administration are emphasized: expansions in the power of the U.S. presidency, dysfunction in the legislative branch, the rise of neoliberalism, and the Tea Party movement.