re: Is Obama a typical republican????

I think everyone is missing the point. Some are saying big government is an attribute of the right, and some are saying it is an attribute of the left. In reality big government is an attribute of the party that holds most the power at that particular point in time. Very few governments in history have ever voluntarily given up powers because they think it will be for the betterment of the country.

Obama has plenty of extreme left policies. To name a few:
1. Raising taxes on the 1%.
2. Pushing for a higher national minimum wage.
3. Centralizing power to healthcare regulation to the federal government. (Not yet universal healthcare but it is a stepping stone.)
4. Decreasing competition in healthcare and health provider market places.
5. Expanding welfare programs (125% poverty rate for Healthcare subsidies, extending unemployment benefits, expanding the EBT system)
6. Federal Subsidies for alternative energy (while not necessarily an extreme left position, I believe his execution of this program was).
7. etc.?