I ask DU: Has the progressive left taken over the government and the country?

[Ardent15]

Because that's what some idiot was telling me today.

Of course, I know the answer. But I wanted to see other DU'ers thoughts on this.

[treestar]

1. That is all perspective.

I would say no and most of DU would say no - but find a freeper and you'll hear "yes."

[Uzybone]

5. correct answer

in reality; hell no, but peoples perspective may differ.

[Ardent15]

7. "Reality has a well known liberal bias"

[ThomWV]

2. Not by a very long shot.

[MindandSoul]

3. I wish!!!!

[L0oniX]

4. +1

[madrchsod]

6. no...neo liberalism has taken over the government

[SolidGold]

8. No such thing as takeovers in this government.

The popularity of good ideas is the only thing that prospers. It just so happens that the left are the only ones putting fourth ideas at all. The right is in a struggle to regain power by any means necessary. So yes the left is in control for now but left/right is bullshit - good ideas and knowledge based on fact is whats succeeding in our nations politics. (finally)

The internet is the downfall of rightwing nuttery.

[Ardent15]

11. Good answer

Right-wingers should stop bitchin and come up with actual GOOD IDEAS.

[LWolf]

9. You're kidding, right?

The progressive left has been under the bus at least since the Democratic Convention in '08, as far as the presidency goes.

The progressive left in government is so scarce as to be irrelevant.

[Ardent15]

12. This guy wasn't kidding

And sadly, so many people share his viewpoint that we're on the path to socialism.

[bobbolink]

10. What I've been waiting for for decades now, and I missed it??????

WHEN is the party?

WHERE is the party?

Waaaah.... I doan wanna miss the PARTY!

[Echo In Light]

13. .

[nickinSTL]

14. pfft. If that were true

the health care bill would have been universal, single-payer instead of the tiny amount of reform to the current for-profit health care industry that it was.

And DADT would have been repealed by now.

[zanana1]

15. That would be nice. Very nice. nt

[branders seine]

16. if by 'progressive left' you mean 'pro-corporate right-wing free marketeers,'

then yes.

[frebrd]

17. Not by a long shot.......

The centrist Democratic Party has taken over for the moment. Beyond that, who knows?

I wish we were on the path to Socialism!

[rcrush]

18. I'm still waiting for the Socialists to take over

I keep hearing that was going to happen. Well when is it already!?!

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

19. LOL. The progressive left hasn't even taken over DU

[Bluerthanblue]

20. don't I wish-

:hi:

[AnOhioan]

21. If only

[Odin2005]

22. I only wish!

[robertpaulsen]

23. Is the Pope Protestant?

That would have been my comeback to the idiot.

[walldude]

24. Of course they have.. that's why there are no wars... no poverty, no torture

no homeless. That's why the roads are fixed, and the air is clean and the water is blue. People are working together to create clean safe energy, schools are thriving, and there is a budget surplus.... yeah Liberals are on the move :eyes:

[gkhouston]

25. Would that it were so. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

26. Taken over? More like run over by a DLC bus full of neo-libs.