Is There Any Way Republicans Can Convince the Country That They Are Moderates?

In the war of words over Barack Obama's presidency, one important asset for conservatives has been the ability to identify at least a few self-styled "centrists" to periodically support the standard Republican claim that Obama is a dangerous leftist who is recklessly expanding the federal government beyond any past precedent or reasonable expectation. Unsurprisingly, after the president's recent jobs speech and his deficit reduction proposal, we are at a moment when conservatives are eagerly harvesting expressions of "centrist" dismay to complement claims that Obama has lurched dangerously to the…

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