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Friday, December 21, 2007

The Progressive “Vision”

One of Matt Bai’s observations in his book, The Argument, is the seeming lack of an overall progressive vision that we can hold up as the reason for fellow Americans to support our movement. Here’s the vision I would propose:

A secular, pragmatic government held strictly accountable for the common good of all members of the national community, regardless of their race, color, sex, religious beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation, economic status or political persuasion.

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