Huh? Obama (Barry) to the left of Bernie (Sanders)?
I'm sure you'll have a one liner explanation, but certainly that's not my take. I found Obama to be a pragmatic moderate. If anything, I thought he played it a bit too safe.
Izzy used to be one of the smarter guys here, or at least one of the best-informed. He lost that sttus when some of his responses on financial matters ran afoul of obvious facts.