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January 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Restore the Republic, Reject the Agenda of the Progressive Left!

If you are a regular reader of my blog you are familiar with myclosing tag line above or a variation of it, which I close most blogswith.

So what is a “progressive” and what is my beef with them? For theanswer you must look at American history beginning in the early 1900’s.

“Progressivism” is a reform movement that began in the 1890’s andhas remained active to this day. At times it has had a lower profilebut it has been an active force in American politics for over 100 years.

The American “progressive movement” was originally led by“intellectuals and social reformers” (aka the elite) seeking to addressthe economic, political, and cultural issues which had resulted fromthe rapid growth/industrialization of the country as well as the growthof modern capitalism. The Progressives believed then as they do today,that this rapidly changing society required the establishment of a “neworder”. Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Croly, John Deweyand Charles Merriam were early political leaders of the movement.

Progressives don’t always agree on how to solve problems butgenerally they agree government must be actively involved at everylevel of society to drive reform. They also agree the existingconstitutional system is antiquated. They believe it must become adynamic, evolving instrument of social change, aided by scientificknowledge and the development of administrative bureaucracy.

Some of the first changes the early progressives made were; thedirect elections of Senators, the open primary, the initiative andreferendum. To drive the desired societal change through the governmentthere was a need for more revenue which resulted in the 16th Amendmentand individual progressive income tax.

Progressives are elitists – their vision was to use the Presidencyto provide the direction and the vision to drive the evolution of aprogressive government.

“All that progressives ask or desire is permission–in an erawhen development, evolution, is a scientific word–to interpret theConstitution according to the Darwinian principle; all they ask isrecognition of the fact that a nation is a living thing and not amachine.” – Woodrow Wilson

The Progressive Party led by Senator Robert M. La Follette ofWisconsin was very successful in the years following WWI. After the warthere was an up swing in left leaning politics in the United States.Political parties such as the Workers’ Party (the Communists), theSocialist Party and the Farmer-Labor Party, all increased theirmembership in the early 1920’s.

In 1922, the Conference for Progressive Political Action (C.P.P.A.),another left wing progressive movement partnered with railway unions tocreate a political force at the state and local levels, successfullybacking several liberal candidates for Congress.

In 1924, the C.P.P.A. convinced Senator La Follette to be theircandidate for president, giving him full control over the partyplatform and his choice of a running mate. The platform he laid out isas follows:

Government Ownership. Claiming mismanagement byprivate enterprise, the Progressives called for government ownership ofthe nation’s railroads, timber forests, coal, ore and oil fields, andpower-generating water resources.
Tax Reform. Saying the lower and middle classespaid a disproportionate amount of income tax, the Progressives calledfor lower of tax rates for those groups and promised sharp increases onthe wealthy.
Agricultural Reform. The Progressives wereproponents of farm subsides and other government programs to supportfarmers. These included price supports and relief from the costs ofover production.
Judicial Reform. The Progressives wantedlimitations on both judicial reviews and injunctions. They argued thatjudges were overturning too much legislation based on constitutionalgrounds. They said that this was blocking the implementation ofprograms and legislation that was designed to “benefit” the lower andmiddle classes.

Does any of this sound familiar to you? Compare the above to theProgressive Promise found on the website of the ProgressiveCongressional Caucus: http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?SectionID=5&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=2&SectionTree=5

Beginning in 1924, Norman Thomas became a leading figure in theAmerican Progressive/Socialist movement running for president six timesbetween 1928 & 1948 as the candidate of the Socialist Party ofAmerica.

“The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. Butunder the name of ‘liberalism’ they will adopt every fragment of theSocialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation,without knowing how it happened.” – Norman Thomas

This statement is the key to understanding the Progressives. Theyare radicals who understand that the way to take over America isthrough an evolutionary process not a revolutionary one. The radicalsof the 60’s, using unrest over the war, the momentum of the civilright’s movement and LBJ’s Great Society tried to move their agendaforward with a more openly revolutionary approach but this was quicklyrejected by mainstream America.

Since then the Progressive Movement has operated quietly inside theDemocratic Party slowly moving their agenda forward and waiting fortheir opportunity. Their patience paid off in 2008 after G.W. Bush’sunpopular second term.

So who are today’s Progressives and how do they operate within the Democratic Party?

Within the House of Representatives the Democrats have a group called the Progressive Caucus.

“The Progressive Caucus is an organization of Members ofCongress founded in 1991 by newly-elected House Representative BernieSanders (Independent-Vermont), who is a self-described socialist.”

The following is a list of all current Representatives in the Congressional Progressive Caucus:

Nancy Pelosi (CA) – Speaker of the House

Steny Hoyer (MD) – House Majority Leader

Jim Clyburn (SC) – Majority Whip

John B. Larson (CT) –Democratic Caucus Chair

Co-Chairs
Hon. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07)
Hon. Lynn Woolsey (CA-06)

Vice Chairs
Hon. Diane Watson (CA-33) Hon. Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18) Hon. Mazie Hirono (HI-02)
Hon. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) Hon. Donna F. Edwards (MD-04)
Hon. Alan Grayson (FL-08)

Senate Members
Hon. Bernie Sanders (VT)

House Members
Hon. Neil Abercrombie (HI-01) Hon. Tammy Baldwin (WI-02) Hon. Xavier Becerra (CA-31)
Hon. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) Hon. Robert Brady (PA-01) Hon. Corrine Brown (FL-03)
Hon. Michael Capuano (MA-08) Hon. André Carson (IN-07) Hon. Donna Christensen (VI-AL)
Hon. Judy Chu (CA-32) Hon. Yvette Clarke (NY-11) Hon. William “Lacy” Clay (MO-01)

Hon. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) Hon. Steve Cohen (TN-09) Hon. John Conyers (MI-14)
Hon. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) Hon. Danny Davis (IL-07) Hon. Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Hon. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) Hon. Sam Farr (CA-17) Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02)
Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51) Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04) Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11)
Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) Hon. John Hall (NY-19) Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17)
Hon. Alcee Hastings (FL-23) Hon. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) Hon. Michael Honda (CA-15)
Hon. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02) Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) Hon. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Hon. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Hon. Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13) Hon. Barbara Lee (CA-09)
Hon. John Lewis (GA-05) Hon. David Loebsack (IA-02) Hon. Ben R. Lujan (NM-3)
Hon. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) Hon. Ed Markey (MA-07) Hon. Eric Massa (NY-29)
Hon. Jim McDermott (WA-07) Hon. James McGovern (MA-03) Hon. George Miller (CA-07)
Hon. Gwen Moore (WI-04) Hon. Jim Moran (VA-08) Hon. Jerrold Nadler (NY-08)
Hon. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC-AL) Hon. John Olver (MA-01) Hon. Frank Pallone (NJ-06)
Hon. Ed Pastor (AZ-04) Hon. Donald Payne (NJ-10) Hon. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Hon. Jared Polis (CO-02) Hon. Charles Rangel (NY-15) Hon. Laura Richardson (CA-37)
Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Hon. Bobby Rush (IL-01) Hon. Linda Sánchez (CA-39)
Hon. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) Hon. José Serrano (NY-16) Hon. Louise Slaughter (NY-28)
Hon. Pete Stark (CA-13) Hon. Bennie Thompson (MS-02) Hon. John Tierney (MA-06)
Hon. Nydia Velazquez (NY-12) Hon. Maxine Waters (CA-35) Hon. Mel Watt (NC-12)
Hon. Henry Waxman (CA-30) Hon. Peter Welch (VT-AL) Hon. Robert Wexler (FL-19)

The names on this list should surprise no one as they are some ofthe most liberal members of Congress. Here is a link to their website:

http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?ContentID=166&ParentID=0&SectionID=4&SectionTree=4&lnk=b&ItemID=164

Until 1999 the Progressive Caucus worked in open partnership withDemocratic Socialists of America. After the press reported on thislink, the connections suddenly vanished from both organizations’websites.

Excerpts from the website of the Democratic Socialists of America:

“The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largestsocialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S.affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA’s members are buildingprogressive movements for social change while establishing an openlysocialist presence in American communities and politics.

We are socialists because we reject an international economicorder sustained by private profit, alienated labor, race and genderdiscrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violencein defense of the status quo.

We are socialists because we share a vision of a humaneinternational social order based both on democratic planning and marketmechanisms to achieve equitable distribution of resources, meaningfulwork, a healthy environment, sustainable growth, gender and racialequality, and non-oppressive relationships”.

DSA website has a youth section, Young Democratic Socialists (YDS).Made up of students from colleges and high schools and young people inthe work force, the Youth Section works on economic justice anddemocracy and prison justice projects. It is a member of theInternational Union of Socialist Youth, an affiliate of the SocialistInternational. The Youth Section meets several times during the year.More information is available from YDS staff.

Also on their site you will find a variety of resources in the formof PDFs. Most of these are in support of all the administrations majoragenda items; Health Care Reform, Green Jobs, Climate ChangeRegulations and Card Check to name a few. However there is one thatreally stands out called “How a President Creates Change” by JosephSchwartz.

Below is the opening of this article:

“The impressive depth and breadth of your electoral victory,combined with Democratic gains in both the House and the Senate,provides the possibility of reversing three decades of growinginequality that is the primary cause of an impending depression. To putit simply, the world now produces more than it can consume; we now arepaying the price for using excessive debt to make up for the decliningpurchasing power of the global working class. But to do avoid a globaldepression you will have to act boldly and quickly. As a constitutionallaw scholar, you realize that the system of checks and balances andseparation of powers established by our founders consciously aimed toforestall rapid change. Thus, almost all the reforms we identify withthe twentieth-century Democratic Party—Social Security, the NationalLabor Relations Act, the Civil Rights Acts, and Medicare—occurred inthe periods 1935-1938 and 1964-1966, the only times when the Democratscontrolled the presidency and had strong majorities in both chambers ofCongress.

If upon taking office you lead with boldness, youradministration could pass major legislation in regard to universalhealth care, massive investment in green technology, and labor lawreform that would transform United States social relations forgenerations to come. But as a former community organizer you know thatsuch reforms did not come from the top down; they arose becausemoderate elites made concessions to the movements of the unemployed andthe CIO in the 1930s and to the Civil Rights, anti-war, women’s, andwelfare rights movements of the 1960s. While your office cannot conjureup mass social movements, you can call your supporters to ongoinggrassroots activism”.

Throughout history, Progressives have been enamored with the wrongpeople. This included people such as Stalin and Mussolini. EarlyProgressives were supporters of eugenics and remained interested untilHitler made it into a bad word. At a minimum Progressives are statists,who favor a dominant central government that tightly controls its’citizens, at their worst they can morph into power mad social engineerswho believe they can reshape society through science and government.

Today, the progressive movement is the lunatic fringe of the left.The Progressives in the administration and Congress openly expresstheir admiration for Mao, Chavez, Che Guevara and Castro. Mark Lloyd,Anita Dunn, Cass Sunstein, John Holdren, Ron Bloom, Maxine Waters andCarol Browner are just a handful of these radicals who have taken upresidence in our government. It should not go without notice thatPresident has made references in his speeches to his “progressivefriends”.

During his Sept 2009 Healthcare address to joint session of Congress, he said:

“To my progressive friends, I would remind you that for decades,the driving idea behind reform has been to end insurance company abusesand make coverage available for those without it”.

If you have any doubts that there is a Progressive movement hard atwork inside this administration, think again! Go to the website ofProgressives for Obama and read this article: http://progressivesforobama.blogspot.com/2010/01/organization-you-get-nothing-without-it.html or check out these sites: http://blog.pdamerica.org/ or http://www.democrats.com/

The Progressive Movement goes against everything America stands for:it created progressive income tax, prohibition, the Federal Reserve,the U.N., every single government agency – from the Department of theInterior to the FDA – these were all progressive ideas. Progressivesbelieve in the philosophy that life is just too complex for the commonpeople to understand or deal with so they should back off and let thegovernment solve the problems. Kind of reminds you of the town hallmeetings on Healthcare Reform, doesn’t it!

Here is the real problem – the more power and control the governmentgets, the more power and control it wants. The founding fathersrecognized this, which is why there is a separation of powers builtinto our Constitution. It was intentionally designed this way toprovide checks and balances to control the speed of change.

Progressives believe in social re-engineering. They believe thatthey can improve the world by changing the structure of society and theroles of the people in it. Unfortunately, what usually starts with goodintentions eventually goes awry. The governments of Chavez and Castrohave not created a better life for all. What they did create wasequality – in poverty for the masses and wealth for the elite! I defyyou to find a “regular person” in a truly “progressive/socialist”society who is happy with their individual freedom, their quality oflife and their ability to pursue their dreams. Americans are spoiled –we take these things for granted. There is no free lunch, allentitlements come at a cost. What are you willing to give up, to haveyour “security” provided by the federal government. I want more from mylife than …work, eat, sleep…die!

“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance,and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing ofmisery.” - Winston Churchill

“The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer’s money willmake things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has madethings worse.” – Thomas Sowell

Open your eyes America, the Constitution and the American way oflife are under attack! You must fight back, the threat is real. Thereare “progressives” in our government who want to “fundamentally transform America”. This transformation is underway. Will you help stop it?

“Most people who read “The Communist Manifesto” probably have noidea that it was written by a couple of young men who had never workeda day in their lives, and who nevertheless spoke boldly in the name of“the workers”.” – Thomas Sowell

Restore the Republic, Reject the Agenda of the Progressive Left!

Coming: Part 2 – Scary Progressives/Socialists - In Their Own Words

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	What is a Progressive? (and why they should scare you) Part 1 January 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment *Restore the Republic, Reject the Agenda of the Progressive Left!* If you are a regular reader of my blog you are familiar with myclosing tag line above or a variation of it, which I close most blogswith. So what is a “progressive” and what is my beef with them? For theanswer you must look at American history beginning in the early 1900’s. “Progressivism” is a reform movement that began in the 1890’s andhas remained active to this day. At times it has had a lower profilebut it has been an active force in American politics for over 100 years. The American “progressive movement” was originally led by“intellectuals and social reformers” (aka the elite) seeking to addressthe economic, political, and cultural issues which had resulted fromthe rapid growth/industrialization of the country as well as the growthof modern capitalism. The Progressives believed then as they do today,that this rapidly changing society required the establishment of a “neworder”. Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Croly, John Deweyand Charles Merriam were early political leaders of the movement. Progressives don’t always agree on how to solve problems butgenerally they agree government must be actively involved at everylevel of society to drive reform. They also agree the existingconstitutional system is antiquated. They believe it must become adynamic, evolving instrument of social change, aided by scientificknowledge and the development of administrative bureaucracy. Some of the first changes the early progressives made were; thedirect elections of Senators, the open primary, the initiative andreferendum. To drive the desired societal change through the governmentthere was a need for more revenue which resulted in the 16th Amendmentand individual progressive income tax. Progressives are elitists – their vision was to use the Presidencyto provide the direction and the vision to drive the evolution of aprogressive government. “All that progressives ask or desire is permission–in an erawhen development, evolution, is a scientific word–to interpret theConstitution according to the Darwinian principle; all they ask isrecognition of the fact that a nation is a living thing and not amachine.” – Woodrow Wilson The Progressive Party led by Senator Robert M. La Follette ofWisconsin was very successful in the years following WWI. After the warthere was an up swing in left leaning politics in the United States.Political parties such as the Workers’ Party (the Communists), theSocialist Party and the Farmer-Labor Party, all increased theirmembership in the early 1920’s. In 1922, the Conference for Progressive Political Action (C.P.P.A.),another left wing progressive movement partnered with railway unions tocreate a political force at the state and local levels, successfullybacking several liberal candidates for Congress. In 1924, the C.P.P.A. convinced Senator La Follette to be theircandidate for president, giving him full control over the partyplatform and his choice of a running mate. The platform he laid out isas follows: Government Ownership. Claiming mismanagement byprivate enterprise, the Progressives called for government ownership ofthe nation’s railroads, timber forests, coal, ore and oil fields, andpower-generating water resources. Tax Reform. Saying the lower and middle classespaid a disproportionate amount of income tax, the Progressives calledfor lower of tax rates for those groups and promised sharp increases onthe wealthy. Agricultural Reform. The Progressives wereproponents of farm subsides and other government programs to supportfarmers. These included price supports and relief from the costs ofover production. Judicial Reform. The Progressives wantedlimitations on both judicial reviews and injunctions. They argued thatjudges were overturning too much legislation based on constitutionalgrounds. They said that this was blocking the implementation ofprograms and legislation that was designed to “benefit” the lower andmiddle classes. Does any of this sound familiar to you? Compare the above to theProgressive Promise found on the website of the ProgressiveCongressional Caucus: http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?SectionID=5&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=2&SectionTree=5 Beginning in 1924, Norman Thomas became a leading figure in theAmerican Progressive/Socialist movement running for president six timesbetween 1928 & 1948 as the candidate of the Socialist Party ofAmerica. “The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. Butunder the name of ‘liberalism’ they will adopt every fragment of theSocialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation,without knowing how it happened.” – Norman Thomas This statement is the key to understanding the Progressives. Theyare radicals who understand that the way to take over America isthrough an evolutionary process not a revolutionary one. The radicalsof the 60’s, using unrest over the war, the momentum of the civilright’s movement and LBJ’s Great Society tried to move their agendaforward with a more openly revolutionary approach but this was quicklyrejected by mainstream America. Since then the Progressive Movement has operated quietly inside theDemocratic Party slowly moving their agenda forward and waiting fortheir opportunity. Their patience paid off in 2008 after G.W. Bush’sunpopular second term. So who are today’s Progressives and how do they operate within the Democratic Party? Within the House of Representatives the Democrats have a group called the Progressive Caucus. “The Progressive Caucus is an organization of Members ofCongress founded in 1991 by newly-elected House Representative BernieSanders (Independent-Vermont), who is a self-described socialist.” The following is a list of all current Representatives in the Congressional Progressive Caucus: Nancy Pelosi (CA) – Speaker of the House Steny Hoyer (MD) – House Majority Leader Jim Clyburn (SC) – Majority Whip John B. Larson (CT) –Democratic Caucus Chair Co-Chairs Hon. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) Hon. Lynn Woolsey (CA-06) Vice Chairs Hon. Diane Watson (CA-33) Hon. Keith Ellison (MN-05) Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18) Hon. Mazie Hirono (HI-02) Hon. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) Hon. Donna F. Edwards (MD-04) Hon. Alan Grayson (FL-08) Senate Members Hon. Bernie Sanders (VT) House Members Hon. Neil Abercrombie (HI-01) Hon. Tammy Baldwin (WI-02) Hon. Xavier Becerra (CA-31) Hon. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) Hon. Robert Brady (PA-01) Hon. Corrine Brown (FL-03) Hon. Michael Capuano (MA-08) Hon. André Carson (IN-07) Hon. Donna Christensen (VI-AL) Hon. Judy Chu (CA-32) Hon. Yvette Clarke (NY-11) Hon. William “Lacy” Clay (MO-01) Hon. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) Hon. Steve Cohen (TN-09) Hon. John Conyers (MI-14) Hon. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) Hon. Danny Davis (IL-07) Hon. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) Hon. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) Hon. Sam Farr (CA-17) Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02) Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51) Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04) Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) Hon. John Hall (NY-19) Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17) Hon. Alcee Hastings (FL-23) Hon. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) Hon. Michael Honda (CA-15) Hon. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02) Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) Hon. Hank Johnson (GA-04) Hon. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Hon. Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13) Hon. Barbara Lee (CA-09) Hon. John Lewis (GA-05) Hon. David Loebsack (IA-02) Hon. Ben R. Lujan (NM-3) Hon. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) Hon. Ed Markey (MA-07) Hon. Eric Massa (NY-29) Hon. Jim McDermott (WA-07) Hon. James McGovern (MA-03) Hon. George Miller (CA-07) Hon. Gwen Moore (WI-04) Hon. Jim Moran (VA-08) Hon. Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) Hon. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC-AL) Hon. John Olver (MA-01) Hon. Frank Pallone (NJ-06) Hon. Ed Pastor (AZ-04) Hon. Donald Payne (NJ-10) Hon. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) Hon. Jared Polis (CO-02) Hon. Charles Rangel (NY-15) Hon. Laura Richardson (CA-37) Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Hon. Bobby Rush (IL-01) Hon. Linda Sánchez (CA-39) Hon. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) Hon. José Serrano (NY-16) Hon. Louise Slaughter (NY-28) Hon. Pete Stark (CA-13) Hon. Bennie Thompson (MS-02) Hon. John Tierney (MA-06) Hon. Nydia Velazquez (NY-12) Hon. Maxine Waters (CA-35) Hon. Mel Watt (NC-12) Hon. Henry Waxman (CA-30) Hon. Peter Welch (VT-AL) Hon. Robert Wexler (FL-19) The names on this list should surprise no one as they are some ofthe most liberal members of Congress. Here is a link to their website: http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?ContentID=166&ParentID=0&SectionID=4&SectionTree=4&lnk=b&ItemID=164 Until 1999 the Progressive Caucus worked in open partnership withDemocratic Socialists of America. After the press reported on thislink, the connections suddenly vanished from both organizations’websites. Excerpts from the website of the Democratic Socialists of America: “The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largestsocialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S.affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA’s members are buildingprogressive movements for social change while establishing an openlysocialist presence in American communities and politics. We are socialists because we reject an international economicorder sustained by private profit, alienated labor, race and genderdiscrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violencein defense of the status quo. We are socialists because we share a vision of a humaneinternational social order based both on democratic planning and marketmechanisms to achieve equitable distribution of resources, meaningfulwork, a healthy environment, sustainable growth, gender and racialequality, and non-oppressive relationships”. DSA website has a youth section, Young Democratic Socialists (YDS).Made up of students from colleges and high schools and young people inthe work force, the Youth Section works on economic justice anddemocracy and prison justice projects. It is a member of theInternational Union of Socialist Youth, an affiliate of the SocialistInternational. The Youth Section meets several times during the year.More information is available from YDS staff. Also on their site you will find a variety of resources in the formof PDFs. Most of these are in support of all the administrations majoragenda items; Health Care Reform, Green Jobs, Climate ChangeRegulations and Card Check to name a few. However there is one thatreally stands out called “How a President Creates Change” by JosephSchwartz. Below is the opening of this article: “The impressive depth and breadth of your electoral victory,combined with Democratic gains in both the House and the Senate,provides the possibility of reversing three decades of growinginequality that is the primary cause of an impending depression. To putit simply, the world now produces more than it can consume; we now arepaying the price for using excessive debt to make up for the decliningpurchasing power of the global working class. But to do avoid a globaldepression you will have to act boldly and quickly. As a constitutionallaw scholar, you realize that the system of checks and balances andseparation of powers established by our founders consciously aimed toforestall rapid change. Thus, almost all the reforms we identify withthe twentieth-century Democratic Party—Social Security, the NationalLabor Relations Act, the Civil Rights Acts, and Medicare—occurred inthe periods 1935-1938 and 1964-1966, the only times when the Democratscontrolled the presidency and had strong majorities in both chambers ofCongress. If upon taking office you lead with boldness, youradministration could pass major legislation in regard to universalhealth care, massive investment in green technology, and labor lawreform that would transform United States social relations forgenerations to come. But as a former community organizer you know thatsuch reforms did not come from the top down; they arose becausemoderate elites made concessions to the movements of the unemployed andthe CIO in the 1930s and to the Civil Rights, anti-war, women’s, andwelfare rights movements of the 1960s. While your office cannot conjureup mass social movements, you can call your supporters to ongoinggrassroots activism”. Throughout history, Progressives have been enamored with the wrongpeople. This included people such as Stalin and Mussolini. EarlyProgressives were supporters of eugenics and remained interested untilHitler made it into a bad word. At a minimum Progressives are statists,who favor a dominant central government that tightly controls its’citizens, at their worst they can morph into power mad social engineerswho believe they can reshape society through science and government. Today, the progressive movement is the lunatic fringe of the left.The Progressives in the administration and Congress openly expresstheir admiration for Mao, Chavez, Che Guevara and Castro. Mark Lloyd,Anita Dunn, Cass Sunstein, John Holdren, Ron Bloom, Maxine Waters andCarol Browner are just a handful of these radicals who have taken upresidence in our government. It should not go without notice thatPresident has made references in his speeches to his “progressivefriends”. During his Sept 2009 Healthcare address to joint session of Congress, he said: “To my progressive friends, I would remind you that for decades,the driving idea behind reform has been to end insurance company abusesand make coverage available for those without it”. If you have any doubts that there is a Progressive movement hard atwork inside this administration, think again! Go to the website ofProgressives for Obama and read this article: http://progressivesforobama.blogspot.com/2010/01/organization-you-get-nothing-without-it.html or check out these sites: http://blog.pdamerica.org/ or http://www.democrats.com/ The Progressive Movement goes against everything America stands for:it created progressive income tax, prohibition, the Federal Reserve,the U.N., every single government agency – from the Department of theInterior to the FDA – these were all progressive ideas. Progressivesbelieve in the philosophy that life is just too complex for the commonpeople to understand or deal with so they should back off and let thegovernment solve the problems. Kind of reminds you of the town hallmeetings on Healthcare Reform, doesn’t it! Here is the real problem – the more power and control the governmentgets, the more power and control it wants. The founding fathersrecognized this, which is why there is a separation of powers builtinto our Constitution. It was intentionally designed this way toprovide checks and balances to control the speed of change. Progressives believe in social re-engineering. They believe thatthey can improve the world by changing the structure of society and theroles of the people in it. Unfortunately, what usually starts with goodintentions eventually goes awry. The governments of Chavez and Castrohave not created a better life for all. What they did create wasequality – in poverty for the masses and wealth for the elite! I defyyou to find a “regular person” in a truly “progressive/socialist”society who is happy with their individual freedom, their quality oflife and their ability to pursue their dreams. Americans are spoiled –we take these things for granted. There is no free lunch, allentitlements come at a cost. What are you willing to give up, to haveyour “security” provided by the federal government. I want more from mylife than …work, eat, sleep…die! “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance,and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing ofmisery.” - Winston Churchill “The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer’s money willmake things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has madethings worse.” – Thomas Sowell Open your eyes America, the Constitution and the American way oflife are under attack! You must fight back, the threat is real. Thereare “progressives” in our government who want to “fundamentally transform America”. This transformation is underway. Will you help stop it? “Most people who read “The Communist Manifesto” probably have noidea that it was written by a couple of young men who had never workeda day in their lives, and who nevertheless spoke boldly in the name of“the workers”.” – Thomas Sowell *Restore the Republic, Reject the Agenda of the Progressive Left!* Coming: Part 2 – Scary Progressives/Socialists - In Their Own Words Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) My mind is still a flutter The Eye – 8 Part of Munich Airport Closed After Security Scare Categories: Truth & Liberty · ideology · politics Tagged: conservative, Dave Johannes, Freedom, ideology, Obama, Progressivism, Socialism, Uncommon Sense
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Jim 5804 11253 Holiday	RE: What is a Progressive? 1/29/2010 11:53:41 PM
	As you know, President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night. Believe it or not, while speaking to millions and millions ofAmericans, Mr. Obama falsely attacked the recent decision by the U.S.Supreme Court regarding our case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission!Last Thursday's landmark decision handed down by the High Court was anenormous victory for the First Amendment because it will allow moreAmericans to participate in our political process. Unfortunately, Mr.Obama doesn't see it that way. The President is so concerned about what these newly liberated groupsof people might say about his policies that he misled millions ofAmericans about the impact of the court's decision! In his speech,standing directly in front of the Supreme Court Justices, the Presidentstated: "Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to openthe floodgates for special interests - including foreign corporations -to spend without limit in our elections." To begin with, the President's statement that the Supreme Court hadreversed a "century of law" is simply false. Contrary to his assertion,the Supreme Court struck down a seven-year-old law predicated on a19-year-old decision. More importantly, the President's comments aboutforeign corporations were nothing more than a disingenuous scare tacticdesigned to score political points at the expense of the truth. JusticeSamuel Alito, upon hearing this outrageous partisan attack from thePresident, could only shake his head and mouth the words "not true."Former FEC Commissioner Bradley A. Smith was spot on when he stated theattack on the Court and Citizens United "is either blithering ignoranceof the law, or demagoguery of the worst kind." Senator Mitch McConnell, upon hearing Mr. Obama's false attack took tothe floor of the U.S. Senate to question the President, stating that hewas "...completely wrong...any proponent of free speech should applaudthis decision. Citizens United is and will be a First Amendment triumphof enduring significance." President Obama and his radical liberal allies in Congress are alreadyattempting to take away the First Amendment rights that were justgranted by the Supreme Court, just so they can stay in power withoutbeing questioned publicly by the American people. It is imperative that you send a contribution to Citizens United so wecan keep up the fight and stop the liberals from taking away thefundamental right of free speech granted to all of us in the U.S.Constitution! If the President will mislead millions of Americans in his State of the Union address, what won't he do? Thank you for your support! Sincerely, David N. Bossie President Citizens United P.S. Watch Senator McConnell call President Obama out on his misleading statements about our court case!
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Jim 5804 11253 Holiday	RE: What is a Progressive? 1/30/2010 12:29:00 AM
	I believe the "Coach" has splained it quite well. ;-) THE INCONVENIENCE OF TRUTH http://www.newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave182.htm By Coach Dave Daubenmire January 29, 2010 NewsWithViews.com It’s funny, but in America it is always the “right” that is accused of censorship. Whenever implications of burning books or attempts at squelching free speech are made, it is always the “conservatives” that get the blame. I don’t know where that ruse got started but it is time we pinned that tail on the right donkey. The left are the most intolerant, mean-spirited, unfair vermin that one could ever associate with. Their whole philosophy is based on lies, and the perpetuation of those lies, no matter what the evidence shows. Viewpoint discrimination is the club that the intolerant-ones wield. If they don’t agree with your position they simply prevent it from being presented. The idea of “informed debate” is something that is anathema to them. Not only won’t they allow “the other side” to be presented, they deny there is another side. Their ideas win the day because they only allow their ideas on the field. The whole Tim Tebow situation is the latest demonstration of the hypocrisy of the left. Always remember this; in the mind of the leftists words mean the opposite of what we think they mean. Tim Tebow’s mother suggests women should “choose life” but the bloody thirsty “pro-choice” crowd thinks that is the wrong “choice.” And how do they respond? Do they try and present facts as to why abortion is the “best choice?” Why no; they just don’t think Tim and his Mom should be able to present their “choice” as an option for women. In their polluted mind to be anti-choice is to be anti-woman. Perhaps I missed something, but I think Tim Tebow’s Mom is a woman… Abortion is the only choice for women. Any other “choice” is “bigoted” and “intolerant.” But which side is intolerant? Are the Tebow’s trying to prevent “pro-abortion” information from being shown? Of course not. Like all defenders of truth they are more than willing to allow the other side the opportunity to join the debate. But the left doesn’t want to debate. They simply think other viewpoints should be censored. And it is not just with the abortion crowd. Look at education. The left, which has a death grip on education policy, has elevated “viewpoint discrimination” to a new level. Ponder these examples and ask yourself why we allow this bilge to go unchallenged. The idea that a Creator is responsible for our existence on this planet is not even permitted to be discussed in the classroom. Hiding behind the “religion is not science” argument the Darwin-worshippers will not even permit the mention of Intelligent Design to be uttered in our “public schools.” Although recent studies show that over 75% of the public believe that they were “created”, the left will still not even allow the theory to be discussed along side their own “closely held religious beliefs.” Really now, how could any well rounded education be complete with out at least a cursory understanding of the theory of Intelligent Design? Why would we not permit both theories to be presented and allow the student to determine for himself which one seems most plausible? Nope, can’t have that. The left is not pro-choice when it comes to education. They are not very “tolerant” of opposing theories. The left is for indoctrination, not education. How else can you explain the homosexualization of the curriculum? Under the banner of Sex Ed, or Health, or “bullying” homosexuality is being elevated to a protected people group in this nation. Although the curriculum is replete with examples of why homosexuality is a good thing you will never find as part of the “education” the negative impact of this behavior. In America’s schools homosexuality is accepted, while Christianity, and its values, is silenced. No good “leftist” would ever allow the “other side” equal time. Doing so would be “hateful”. Lying to them is not. As one who follows the culture war, I challenge you to find a history book in your child’s school that emphasizes the impact that Christianity had on the founding of this nation. Are they told that George Washington ordered Bibles to be distributed in our schools? Or that the Articles of Confederation ORDERED that “religion and morality” was a requirement for all states which wished to enter the Union? Have they read Lincoln’s Second Inaugural address which is replete with Biblical references? Do they cover any of this? Don’t count on it. The left must remove Christianity from the debate in order to undermine the liberty that Christians died to defend. Most of the issues that the left holds as sacred collapse anytime opposing viewpoints are given equal standing. Pro-choicers are not for “choice.” If they were, they would want women to be able to make an informed decision. Choice is not their goal, child murder is. I remember when our daughter had knee surgery a few years ago. Before she was able to agree to the procedure the surgeon gave her a video that she was required to watch. It was a video that explained the entire surgery, what the Doctor was going to do, what the recovery would be like, as well as some complications she needed to consider. Abby watched the video and proceeded with the operation fully confident in her choice. Wouldn’t you think that “pro-choice” folks would show the same concern for the women they claim to care about? Wouldn’t it be prudent that before they had an abortion the women had to view a video of one? What if this video showed the actual procedure, what the fetus was able to do at this stage of development, as well as a warning of post-abortion trauma that many women experience? If full disclosure is important for knee surgery, wouldn’t it be more so for such a “difficult decision” as abortion? But then again, the ghouls are not interested in choice; they are interested in promoting abortion. They always mean the opposite of what they say. Have you noticed Al Gore’s behavior when confront by Global Warming “deniers?” Has he asked them to pull up a chair and make their case? The communists in control in Washington are no better. Cap and trade is good for America. So are healthcare reform, Climate change, bank bailouts, and government ownership of formerly privately-owned businesses. Anyone who raises any questions regarding the veracity of their “research” is met with cat calls of “irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against woman and against politicians with whom he disagrees,” as Keith Olberman recently did. The reason the left has been so successful at moving their agenda forward is because they have waged a war of censorship on any information that contradicts the “truth” as they see it. In their world, criticism equals hate and disagreement is evidence of racism. At some point we are going to have to awaken to the fact that the left could not care less about the truth. Their rules say there are no rules. The end justifies the means. They are only interested in winning. They will not permit the truth to get in the way. Conservatives think the truth is important. The left thinks truth is inconvenient. If the left doesn’t believe it then it can’t be true. Order the CDs here. Do you think like a Christian or a humanist? Did the Founders really separate Church and State? Is Judicial tyranny ruining America? Check out these great teachings by the Coach © 2010 Dave Daubenmire - All Rights Reserved E-mail This Page Sign Up For Free E-Mail Alerts E-Mails are used strictly for NWVs alerts, not for sale Coach Dave Daubenmire, founder and President of Pass The Salt Ministries www.ptsalt.com and Minutemen United www.minutemenunited.org, is host of the high octane Pass The Salt radio show heard in Columbus, Ohio. In 1999 Coach Daubenmire was sued by the ACLU for praying with his teams while coaching high school in Ohio. He now spends his energy fighting for Christian principles in the public domain. E-Mail: coach@ptsalt.com
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Jim 5804 11253 Holiday	RE: What is a Progressive? 1/30/2010 6:22:15 PM
	Quote: Hello Friends, Andrew Klavan has an interesting take on Liberal fantasies in regard to realities. Shalom, Peter http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/post/1181485/HumanShieldsInGaza/216.aspx#
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