| makingmusic476 said: So they judged Obama based on what ultimately happened under his watch as opposed to what he would have wanted to happen? That leads to so many other factors effecting their description of the man's politics. |
They did, and why not? To say that Obama isn't responsible for something like having ordered the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki without even trying to obtain a court order, or that it's not reflective of his politics because he ideally wouldn't have wanted to have to make such a decision, would be ludicrous. All his outrage over Bush wiretapping and pouring water up people's noses may have been sincere or it may have been mere partisan posturing, but it matters not, because when presented with that choice, Obama outdid Bush a million times over.
That said, the reason why almost everyone ends up in the upper right quadrant may have something to do with the fact that Political Compass is run by One World Action, which is a rather far left group.
