Obama vs Ron Paul : both hold positions anathema to liberals.

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37. Of course he sees, we all see. What you are missing is that it doesn't matter. What matters is that

a Republican consituency for the first time in recent memory is keeping in the Primaries, someone who is opposing Corporate Corruption, opposing Imperial Wars, opposing the War on Drugs and regardless of the relatively unimportant reasons why (note the word 'relatively' please) this demonstrates a shift in the thinking of the Republican base.

What it says is that that half of the country who marched in lockstep with Bush policies, is now beginning to show cracks. This is a golden opportunity for Democrats to take the lead and come out strongly for the principles which presumably THEY support for all the RIGHT reasons.

We have been told that the reason for the silence from Democrats on the national stage on these super important issues, is fear of being attacked from the right. I never got that, who cares what the 'wrong' Right thinks about anything. But now, they have political cover.

And it seems that Progressive writers all over the country get that. And that is what is important about Paul's candidacy. The Dems can now finally speak out loud about these issues and start dragging their party back to its core principles.

See, if you stay focused on the issues, you don't throw away opportunities like this. And it appears that most Progressives realize this which is why most Progressive writers are saying so. Now let the Democratic Politicians follow their lead. It's way past time isn't it?