Tag Archives: Progressivism

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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There Is No Pro-Obama Bias on MSNBC

Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:25 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column continues a topic from last week with a new twist — Greenwald has weighed in. Glenn Greenwald wrote a response to the Michael Calderone Huffington Post article from last week about MSNBC’s so-called “pro-Obama bias.” (My response … Continue reading →

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Election Post Mortem and Some Tough Love

Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:14 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column… There’s been an understandable amount of discussion since Tuesday night about how the Republicans failed and what they can do to improve. I love a good concern-trolling post as much as anyone, especially in the wake of … Continue reading →

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Anti-Obama Progressives are Voting for a Romney Disaster

Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:08 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column tackles the latest progressive vote-against-Obama argument: It’s difficult to make it through a day of political reading without stumbling onto another progressive screed in a long syllabus of screeds about how President Obama is worse than George … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Firewall

Posted on October 27, 2012 at 9:39 am by Bob Cesca

Douglas Brinkley in his brilliant interview with the president in Rolling Stone: Viewed through the lens of history, Obama represents a new type of 21st-century politician: the Progressive Firewall. Obama, simply put, is the curator-in-chief of the New Deal, the … Continue reading →

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Walking Away from The Election Is Not An Option

Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:28 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column questions the strategy of progressives who have decided to stay home on Election Day. Over the weekend, actor and activist John Cusack posted an interview he conducted with George Washington University constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley. You … Continue reading →

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Why Do People Hate Liberals?

Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:13 pm by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column is an expanded examination of the problems facing liberals and how Americans really don’t hate us — they hate that we can’t sell our ideas like conservatives do. It’s only slightly less frustrating to watch Fox News … Continue reading →

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Why Do People Hate Liberals?

Posted on July 23, 2012 at 1:54 pm by Bob Cesca

Alex Pareene thinks, “Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals.” He’s a smug, condescending know-it-all who isn’t as smart as he thinks he is. His feints toward open-mindedness are transparently phony, he mistakes his opinion for common sense, and he’s … 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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