**Jefferson's Parlor**: The Reasons for Jefferson’s Parlor

About Me

EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Sociology; WORK EXPERIENCE: Case Worker, Researcher, Teacher, Supervisor, Assistant Manager, Actor, Janitor, Busboy, Day Laborer; COUNTRIES I HAVE VISITED: Austria, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Egypt, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay; FAMILY: Father from Ukraine, Mother from USA, wife from Colombia, one brother and one sister; LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and German [although my German is "rusty"]; CITIZENSHIP: USA. My wife, who is an artist, drew the picture at left in 1996. I had hair on top back then. Now it grows out of my ears and nose instead. OF ALL THE THINGS I HAVE DONE IN MY LIFE, I am proudest of this blog. I hope someone reads it!

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

The Reasons for Jefferson’s Parlor

This blog, not the parlor at Monticello!

This month marks the fourth year since I started this blog. One reason I started it was to vent my rage at the stupid, misguided, and criminal actions of the Bush/Cheney regime and their Republican sycophants who dominated Congress and the Supreme Court. The other reason was to challenge their worldview, to question its legitimacy, and to present a rational alternative grounded in philosophy, science and U.S. history. That is Progressivism. And Progressivism is not a collection of notions foreign to our country’s Founders. It is the embodiment of the American Promise. That is why I have pointed to progressive democratic ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. It is vital for Progressive Democrats to explain the legitimacy of our agenda to the voting public. We should not cede our history or our national symbols to the Authoritarians. There is no need to do so.