Obama Is A Moderate '70's Republican

so says Bill Maher.
Expect to hear this mantra a lot more in the future, people and not because Bill Maher said it, but because all liberals are saying it. Let's face it, Maher does not have a single original liberal thought in his head, but he delivers his opinion as if it were his own brain child.

Not so fast, Maher, I have been hearing liberals, including a co-worker of mine, comparing Obama to '70's Republicans for about a week now. Your show aired on Friday.

And the one Republican they hold him up to the most is Nixon. Saying Obama is more conservative than Nixon.

I don't get it? Why are these people so urgent to lump their beloved candidate with the Republicans? And why are they saying it in a fashion as if they too are Republicans but of the 70's variety? And lastly, why are they describing Nixon, their most hated Republican in history, as more liberal than Obama? It is hard to figure out the mind of the liberal, but I am sure their motivation is in there somewhere. Personally I think they are justifying Obama's bad policies with the old "he did it first" argument, but I am not quite sure about that.

Thoughts?