Hillary Clinton Is A Progressive Democrat, Despite What You May Have Heard

[pat_k]

50. To the right of Nixon doesn't exactly qualify as "progressive."

The Democratic establishment has moved so far to the right they don't qualify as "progressive."
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/197334-obama-nixon-was-more-liberal

You show your values by what you are willing to stand up for -- not your rhetoric. By that measure, there are few very few who actually qualify as progressives in the House, Senate, and other positions of power.

When it comes to showing the courage of their conviction to progressive values, the Democratic establishment has engaged in a consistent pattern of preemptive surrender: Can't win, so don't fight. Oh no! Someone might say bad things about us!

Their repeated demonstrations of weakness sows hopelessness and cynicism. It's the reason Democrats have been losing ground. The injuries are self-inflicted.

When will they realize that standing up for principle, win or lose, is the only way they can redeem themselves and inspire voters to come out and vote for them?

Even Bill Clinton "got it" once upon a time when he said: "When people feel uncertain, they'd rather have somebody who's strong and wrong than somebody, who's weak and right."

When will they realize that "strong and right" is the only way to win the day over "strong and wrong"?

"Progressive" my ass.