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Originally Posted by dc_dux
George W Bush,,,progressive? John McCain?
In what parallel universe?
Sure, at one time, the Republican party had more than one wing......not today, dude. Perhaps 1-3 moderate conservatives (Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe) in the Senate and perhaps 2-3 from the east and west coast in the House and they are marginalized in the Party.
The Republican tent has gotten smaller and smaller...while the Democrats tent has expanded.with many fiscal conservatives and social conservatives, who have the numbers to keep the Dems from moving too far left.
Hell, Harry Reid is anti-choice and anti-gun control. Can you imagine a pro-choice and pro-gun control Republican party leader?
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...nice.
I'm not really surprised at your response. Like many who "follow" or invest themselves emtionally to an ideology, religion, or team are rarely knowledgeable or understand their history or heritage. Some know their ideology and associtions very well and choose to avoid or distract (depending on what end justifies a means) from scrutiny.
I can't really answer your assertions without knowing if you understand the differences between progressivism and classic liberalism. You appear to use them interchangeably. This is a very common trait amongst liberals that say they are progessive because it sounds pleasant (meaning new, young ideas, fresh thimking) versus those who study and promote classic progressive ideology.