[Peace-discussion] Re:No "victory for centrists"!: Progressive Caucus Rising

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I'm afraid Wythe or In these Times might have it wrong on this, or are they
buying into the Fox-CNN corporate-sponsored "right-think."
Newsline/ideology?

The election in fact was a move towards the center.

Since when has opposing an illegal and immoral war via voting,
phone-calling, peaceful demonstrations and petitions been a monopoly of the
left?

Since when has supporting solutions like HR676, the single payer healthcare
proposal drawn up by Physicians for a National Healthcare Program been not
centrist and moderate?

In more than one key senate race, the democrat winning won on a platform
opposing Roe V Wade.

We want our troops home most of all, as witnessed by the plurality of 40
percent who voted for Ned Lamont against the Lieberman anti-Palestinian,
anti-Iraqi bigot.

The mainstream oppose the war, we are not leftists or liberals. Most of us
are just moderate people who have enough education and resources to vote.

          -Hank

BTW: Curious: what percent of people didn't vote who were eligible to?

Posted by: "Wythe Holt jr."
<mailto:wholt@law.ua.edu?Subject=%20Re%3ANo%20%22victory%20for%20centrists%2
2%21%3A%20Progressive%20Caucus%20Rising> wholt@law.ua.edu 

Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:12 am (PST) 

Progressive Caucus Rising

This election was no victory for centrists

By Nick Burt and Joel Bleifuss
< <http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2914/>
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2914/>
November 8, 2006

"We have a lot of work to do," says Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep.
Barbara Lee (D-Calif), shown here at a Capitol Hill news conference on
the Federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina in February.
"Hurricane Katrina was a stark reminder of the failure of our government
to address the challenges of inequality and poverty that still confront
our nation."

Don't buy all the crap coming from GOP talking-point memos or the
blather from mainstream pundits. The midterm elections do not signal a
move to the center. Yes, a few conservative Democrats were elected, but
the big gainers were progressives. In particular, the Congressional
Progressive Caucus is on the rise.

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<b><u><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>In these Times</span></u></b> might have it =
wrong on
this, or are they buying into the Fox-CNN corporate-sponsored =
&#8220;right-think.&#8221;
Newsline/ideology?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The election in fact was =
a move
towards the center.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Since when has opposing =
an illegal
and immoral war via voting, phone-calling, peaceful demonstrations and
petitions been a monopoly of the left?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></=
font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Since when has supporting =
solutions
like HR676, the single payer healthcare proposal drawn up by Physicians =
for a
National Healthcare Program been not centrist and =
moderate?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><i><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;font-style=
:italic'>In
more than one key senate race, the democrat winning won on a platform =
opposing
Roe V Wade.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><i><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;font-style=
:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>We want our troops home =
most of
all, as witnessed by the plurality of 40 percent who voted for Ned =
Lamont
against the Lieberman anti-Palestinian, anti-Iraqi =
bigot.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></=
font></p>

The mainstream oppose the =
war, we
are not leftists or liberals. Most of us are just moderate people who =
have
enough education and resources to vote.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p; -Hank<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>BTW: Curious: what =
percent of
people didn&#8217;t vote who were eligible =
to?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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&quot;Wythe Holt jr.&quot; <a
href=3D"mailto:wholt@law.ua.edu?Subject=3D%20Re%3ANo%20%22victory%20for%2=
0centrists%22%21%3A%20Progressive%20Caucus%20Rising"
title=3D"mailto:wholt@law.ua.edu?Subject=3D Re:No &quot;victory for =
centrists&quot;!: Progressive Caucus Rising"><font
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</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style=3D'font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>Sat Nov&nbsp;11,&nbsp;2006
10:12&nbsp;am (PST) <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

Progressi=
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Caucus Rising 
 
This election was no victory for centrists 
 
By Nick Burt and Joel Bleifuss 
&lt;<a href=3D"http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2914/"
title=3D"http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2914/">http://www.inthesetimes.com/<w=
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title=3D"http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2914/">site/main/<=
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title=3D"http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2914/">article/291=
4/</a>&gt; 
November 8, 2006 
 
&quot;We have a lot of work to do,&quot; says Progressive Caucus =
Co-Chair Rep. 
Barbara Lee (D-Calif), shown here at a Capitol Hill news conference =
on 
the Federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina in February. 
&quot;Hurricane Katrina was a stark reminder of the failure of our =
government 
to address the challenges of inequality and poverty that still =
confront 
our nation.&quot; 
 
Don't buy all the crap coming from GOP talking-point memos or the 
blather from mainstream pundits. The midterm elections do not signal =
a 
move to the center. Yes, a few conservative Democrats were elected, =
but 
the big gainers were progressives. In particular, the Congressional 
Progressive Caucus is on the rise.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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