In the lifetime of my political awareness, the Leftists have NEVER been honest about who they are and what their intentions are.
In fact, Barack Hussein Obama has been more up-front and honest about his intentions than any political Leftist I can rememeber.
He doesn't usually slip up like Maxine Waters, proclaiming his desire to "nationalize" industry. And he lies often, so I'm not saying he's a truthful man. But in some regards, he broadcasts exactly who he is, and exactly what he intends.
That's a big part of what makes him scary to me. He can say things outright that heretofore the Leftists have been too ashamed to say, and somehow he is never held to a final account.
And meanwhile, even as the Leftists obfuscate (as evidenced by the subject of this thread), more and more, they poke their heads out, dip their toes in the water, and throw up trial balloons, ever testing how overtly collectivist and totalitarian they can be, without suffering electoral defeat. Obama has emboldened them, which I suppose on balance is a good thing, if a final reckoning of truth is to come.