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I've been involved in a religious discussion on a message board, and have been too busy to blog.  Time to get back to business.

I only watched a small piece of the YouTube debates - had no patience to listen to more from the Democrats, quite honestly.  They will not convince me of anything, I do not agree with them, why subject myself to it? I was curious about Hillary Clinton though - who sources said made the best showing - head and shoulders above the other Democratic candidates. The piece I saw was one in which Clinton was asked if she thought she was a liberal, and what did that term mean? She responded by rejecting the liberal label and calling herself a modern American Progressive.

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I may be wrong, but I've always thought that "progressives" were the outer fringe of liberalism - the most liberal of the liberals, the "moonbats" and most weirdly expressive branch of the liberal tree. I was a little surprised that Clinton aligned herself with them, but I suppose they are part of the base that she needs to court?  I know they are not pleased with her views on Iraq - perhaps she needs to use the label in order to convince them that she is sympathetic to their views.

Well, I am thinking that Ms. Clinton may wish to rethink her strategy - unless of course she actually likes the thought of being aligned with this crowd?

The Hillary Clinton for President Campaign celebrated the opening of its new San Francisco headquarters with a launch party that coincided with the Democratic presidential debate on July 23, 2007. The radical activist groups Breasts Not Bombs and Code Pink heard about the event and decided it would be a good opportunity to stage a surprise topless protest to publicize their anti-war message.

Pictures and more (Warning: NSFW and may be frightening to adults, children and other living things).

Comments

[Lorelei Leigh]

Yay! Gail's back. I've missed you...

I absolutely despise the word "progressive" to describe any political affiliation. It really grates on my last nerve.

I have the same impression of it that you do, that it most commonly (currently, anyway) applies to those of the fringe left. Still, I'm not sure this meaning is as widely known, nor is it as much of a political dirty word as "liberal" has come to be. I could be wrong about that, though, but it might be that she's thinking along the same lines.