>On Dec 29, 2008, at 11:59 PM, Thomas Seay wrote:
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>>Wondering why this surprises you. He has a history of being
>>progressive.
>
>"Progressive," that squishy euphemism, is one thing. "Socialist" is a
>strong word.
>
>Doug
shit, based on Daily Kos and Hillary Clinton usage, Progressive is just a strong word for "I am NOT a Liberal! and I think welfare reform was arrrrrsum! Whee!" Maybe you have to say you're a socialist these days so as not to be thought of as a conservative war-mongering democrat.