On liberal "purity".

[Skidmore]

35. You need to start getting real about

others. Not everyone will agree with you all of the time. We all have varying degrees of endorsing political ideas and circumstances in life and in the world in general impact our understandings of what may or may not be desirable. Rather than beating up someone else with a label, perhaps focusing on the tasks at hand would be a better use of time.

Another thing you should consider is that when you get a majority, by definition you end up with people in the tent who are closer to conservatism. Are you advocating that those who join "us" be expelled because they may not be 100% in sync with you or me? I am a a liberal and a progressive. You cannot be one without the other as far as I'm concerned. I don't insist that people agree with me 100% of the time and to the nth degree. I just need to work with them. Common cause is something you need to factor into your worldview. This notion that there are those who are somehow more worthy in their political beliefs is not how you get people to contribute to the critical mass that gets things actually done--and we need to get things done. You can be a proud whatever you want to call yourself and still find common cause.