President Obama repels Bernie’s definition of a progressive and in a way to most approves Hillary
One day after Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire’s Democratic Primary Democratic, President Obama postponed the affirmation of the Vermont independent that one cannot be both moderate and progressive.
“Some of my best friends are moderates, but you cannot be progressive and moderate at the same time,” said Sanders during the last democratic debate, rejecting the argument of the Hillary Clinton rival that she is a “progressive that does things” despite the fact that it is previously “plead”[ing] guilty “of being moderate.
Although when he was in a hurry, Sanders said he considered President Obama as a progressive after Clinton made fun of the independent senator as the “self -proclaimed goalkeeper of progressivism” whose definition excluded the current occupant of the White House. Sanders reiterated that Clinton is part of a larger “establishment”.
Wednesday, in a speech to the legislature of the State of Illinois, the president defended his inheritance, claiming that during part of the establishment, he remained progressive. “Try to find common ground [with Republicans] No less a democrat or less a progressive, “Obama told Springfield, the site where his presidential campaign launched the day nine years ago.” It means I try to do things. “”
Obama then exploded the debate in the Democratic primary on which is not a real progressive “as harmful. The Americans should reject” the idea that the compromise is a sale on one side “, implored the legislators Obama.” We must insist on the opposite: that it can be a real victory which means progress for all parties. “
“So when I hear voices in one or the other of the parties that boast of their refusal to make compromises as an accomplishment in itself, I am not impressed,” said Obama. “All that is to prevent what most Americans would consider real achievements, such as repairing roads, children’s education, budget transmission, cleaning of our environment, the safety of our streets.”
Obama’s comments strongly report a preference for his former Secretary of State on Sanders, who just criticized this week immigration initiatives of the Obama administration.
“I do not think that there is a doubt that he wants Hillary to win and think that she would be the best candidate in the fall and the most efficient as president to continue what he has achieved,” said former white house press secretary Jay Carney, said this week.
The president reported, while remaining neutral, that he supports the candidacy of secretary Clinton and would prefer to consider it as the candidate, “CNN CNN told Wednesday.” He will only kiss him if and until it is clear that it will be the candidate. I think it maintains this tradition of not intervening in a party primary. “”
