Obama could just as easily be a Republican. One some issues he is to the right of McCain, such as calling for the US to defend Afghanistan against Pakistan who is using the Taliban by proxy to control tribal areas.

Obama would be a William Buckley kind of conservative. Buckley worked to get the demogogues, nut bags, John Birches, anti Semites and other fringe secessionist types out of the Republican Party. That is the kind of Republican Obama could be, minus the voodoo economic plan that has finally gone full course to the bottom.

Obama can also be a FDR socialist. In other words, Barack is so temperate and deliberate in his decision making that he is not an ideolog for any party whatsoever.