The Kadima bluff

I overheard a conversation this morning between 2 people I know. It went like this: Reuven* asked Shimon* who he is planning to vote for. Shimon answered he is voting for kadima. Why? Shimon explained because I am merkaz (center, not right wing or left wing) and Kadima is merkaz, so it is the right vote for me.

Regardless of what you consider right wing, left wing or center, I do not understand what he said and what he thinks. He is voting kadima because kadima is in the center of the political map of ideas and ideaologies. And this guy is an intelligent fellow. What about Kadima is merkaz? That they want to give land to the Palestinians unilaterally? That makes them center? That is more left than even Labor is willing to agree to! What about Kadima makes them a party in the Center? Can someone please explain this to me? Why do people think Kadima is center of the road?

Kadima has been playing the biggest bluff ever (even greater than Ariel Sharon's bluff). They have so many people hoodwinked as to what they are. Amazing. the only consolation is that in the polls they are still slipping. Hopefully they will not end up the largest party and eventually its members will have a power struggle and they will eventually slip away into oblivion. If they do win the elections, at least they should be smaller than expected and wield less power than they thought they would have..