nynco- just to clarify- there really isn't that big of a difference between socialism and communism- socialism is an economic system, communism is an economic and governmental system. Either way, both involve state ownership of property and workforce, and both are not free market economies, both are not the way we do things here in this country, and if we ever do, both have been proven to be colossal failures. And by your thinking Obama wasn't brought up around and embraces communism, you are sadly ill-informed. And your assumption (I can only guess you're assuming, because it's blatantly inaccurate) that the American Communist Party can fit into a phone booth is way off base- there are more in this nation that embrace and support communism that anyone here would like to admit... it's a growing population, and most of them don't even know it... In fact, most democrats, without knowing the way it works, are communist supporters. Anyone living off of welfare with no desire to get off the system are, for lack of a better term, communists, whether they admit it or not. Anyone who supports this democratic ideal that everyone be paid their fair share, and everyone pay their fair share, and that the government can run our lives better than we can, are in fact, communist supporters, whether they knowingly admit it or not. You may disagree, but the fact remains, and I'm going to call a spade a spade and not beat around the bush, the modern "progressive" movement, and democratic party is in at least some way supportive of communism as a form of government here in America, if not 100% then at least somewhat.