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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Has there been too much bipartisanship or too little?

The reward Joe Lieberman will receive today is justified by the claimed need for more bipartisanship harmony. Is it even possible to have more than we have now?

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:40 PM

    @Timothy-3

    So you subscribe to a politics which has no principles except the completely fungible "decency" and basically equates to, self interest with better manners than the Repugs. No wonder you get anxious when you are asked about it.

    Progressivism has a long history in the US, and we once did have a Progressive Party. From them, you will have inherited support of eugenics and strict race separation.

    Progressive, as it relates to our politics today, has no meaning. Okay, except wanting things to be better, if we can be decent about it.

    So when do we get to "progressive libertarianism"? Do you see anything wrong with that?

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