Tag Archives: Progressives

In Spite of Reality, Liberals Claim Obama “Caved” on the Fiscal Cliff

Posted on January 2, 2013 at 7:16 am by Bob Cesca

My first column of 2013: For the first part of New Year’s Day, I thought the far-left “Obama caved” crowd would take the prize for the most insane political faction of the day considering how, as soon as a deal … Continue reading →

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A Reality Check in the Progressive Civil War

Posted on June 14, 2012 at 7:16 am by Bob Cesca

I wrote about a familiar topic in yesterday’s column. Here we go… There’s a “cold” civil war among progressives that’s always existed, but it’s been rapidly heating up since the earliest days of the 2008 campaign. The most visible front … Continue reading →

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Is Obama the Least Liberal Dem President?

Posted on February 6, 2012 at 12:12 pm by Bob Cesca

Not a chance in hell. I have serious problems with this study by Keith Poole and taken at face value by Paul Krugman indicating that President Obama is the least liberal Democratic president in nearly a century. For the sake … Continue reading →

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"The Lesser of Two Evils" & Why Progressives Lose

Posted on February 2, 2012 at 7:02 am by Bob Cesca

[My latest for The Huffington Post] There comes a time during just about every general election cycle when a faction of progressive Democratic voters begin to harrumph and gripe about the two party system. Specifically, the following remark jumps back … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Reform is Working

Posted on February 1, 2012 at 1:40 pm by Bob Cesca

Harold Pollack and Greg Anrig at the Washington Monthly on the president’s healthcare reform success: [S]urprising even to many advocates of health care reform, evidence is emerging that the ACA is already improving life for millions of average Americans. It … Continue reading →

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The 'Everyone Is Evil' Meme

Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:24 pm by Bob Cesca

A couple of notable progressive celebrities (who I won’t mention by name because I’m not interested in going to war) have recently mentioned that they’re sick of the whole “right/left” and “red/blue” divisiveness in America. Mostly, it’s a cheap excuse … Continue reading →

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A Brief Word About Firebagger-Gate

Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:04 am by Bob Cesca

We often hector Harry Reid and other Democrats for not having a spine. The “professional left” or firebaggers or the lefty blogosphere? Grow a spine. The “offending” email contained the text of a blog post and advised that recipients read … Continue reading →

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Shocker: Tea Party Outfought Democrats

Posted on August 3, 2011 at 2:43 pm by Bob Cesca

Why doesn’t this surprise me? A telephone poll by the Pew Research Center for People and Press found that Republicans and Tea Party-affiliated respondents both paid more attention to the debt negotiations and were more likely to take action to … Continue reading →

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They Hate Him Because He Wins

Posted on December 21, 2010 at 9:47 am by Bob Cesca

This new Vanity Fair item about President Obama and why his enemies hate him so much is pretty dead on. And so why do they hate him? Precisely because of the raft of legislative victories he’s achieved. Obama has pushed … Continue reading →

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We Must Chill!

Posted on December 18, 2010 at 3:01 pm by Bob Cesca

Yes, Jon Tester is an asshole for being against the DREAM Act. But, once again, I feel like Markos is way off the rails again with this: There are Democrats I expect to be assholes. I never thought Jon Tester … Continue reading →

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