Obama: I am a Progressive

Submitted by Bob Fertik on July 8, 2008 - 8:37pm. Chris Bowers has excellent news from the NY Times: "I am someone who is no doubt progressive," he said, adding that he believes in universal health care and that government has a strong role to play in overseeing financial institutions and cracking down on abuses in bankruptcies and the like.(...) "I believe in a whole lot of things that make me progressive and put me squarely in the Democratic camp," he said. But, he noted, he does not believe that the active hand of government is a replacement, say, for parental responsibility in education.(...) Bowers lays out the reasons why this is great news: First, and most obviously, Obama self-identifies as a progressive twice in this speech. While it is not a replacement for standing up for progressive policies, it is still important... [read full story]