Most Liberal Senator

We were all assured during the campaign that Obama was the most liberal Senator. But read the comments from Fox News Sunday yesterday:

Wallace: So, let's review what's shaping up as the Obama team, both the selections we know and the leading contenders in other cases for his economic team. Tim Geithner at Treasury, Bill Richardson likely at Commerce, and Larry Summers definitely directing the National Economic Council.

On the national security side, Hillary Clinton at State, General James Jones the leading contender for national security adviser, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates being seriously considered to stay on at the Pentagon.

Brit, when you see all of that, does it make you re-assess the way that Mr. Obama will govern as president?

HUME: Well, it's certainly -- I would say there are two things that characterize this group, experience and, generally speaking, centrism and moderation.

So I would say that, particularly in terms of the economy, these are - - these names are pretty reassuring to anybody on Wall Street, for example, who was worried about Obama trying to impose early on a very intense liberal economic agenda.

So he's now a centrist. He didn't appoint Communists or even Socialists to his cabinet. It would be nice if pundits would admit they were wrong - that Obama is not a crazed leftist terrorist, but instead a thoughtful Liberal to Centrist President who will hire experienced, smart people to advise him.