Reply #103: that center shifted to the right in every bill Democrats voted with republicans on [View All]

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. . . to the point where established Democratic principles were labeled 'extreme' or out of the mainstream; like universal health care has been cast as 'socialism' by it's opponents.

The 'center' will be determined by how much progress we make on a progressive agenda as the right-wing is little more than an obstruction of progressive initiatives in favor of more defense commitments of manpower and money and more shifting of tax dollars to enable and protect the wealth of those who have disproportionately benefited in the past 8 years while the rest of our incomes, savings, and fortunes declined.

It doesn't ring true that there needs to be more leeway and leverage given to the obstructionists and misers. There is no reasonable solution that leaves us halfway in Iraq. There is no reasonable solution which leaves millions of Americans without health care. There is no reasonable solution which intends to give the bulk of the benefit from a reduction in taxes to a minority of the wealthy at the expense of the vast majority who are middle class to poor. Progressive politics intends to see these concerns through to a total solution.

Centrist politics may well be a valid approach in its pursuit of incremental change and progress, but, I think we're better served if the Executive practices something more than the politics of the moment and challenges legislators to act boldly and decisively.

The 'Democratic party' hasn't been bold or decisive for some time now, in my view.