Forget it, Freestylah. He's bought into the nonsense.

He talked about the young people not remembering Carter, and forgets that our college kids are too young to remember the Soviet Union, for which "socialism" is code. It's a word older folks are scared of, which is why he went with it in PA, Iowa and FL. Lots of older folks.

Problem is American seniors often rely on the benefit from the "socialism" of Social Security. And, with the market tanking, the right's recent plan to privatize SS was a small factor in their demise. I know for a fact reminding seniors in FL, who otherwise feared Obama, that they would have lost SS dollars - on top of their 401k loses - helped keep older democrats in the fold.

Plus, everytime they yelled "socialism", the left whispers [wrongly but effectively]: "See! Now that they couldn't steal your Social Security, they want to KILL it." Having Joe the Idiot mumble his animosity for Social Security, and McCain lauding him anyway, only helped reinforce this interpretation.

In hard times, people want/need safety nets. I expect that one of his "socialist" acts will be to extend unemployment benefits. Let those that oppose such a measure in areas losing jobs beware.