I know a few Progressives. Puritanesque and evangelically-oriented, they used to try to convince me of the rectitude of their cause. No more. All parties in the several relationships have agreed to a cease fire when it comes to the deplorable state of the Victorious Yankee Nation.
Barry The Pretender was once the darling of my Progressive friends. No more. They managed to stick with him through the non-closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, through the muddled and failed "Stimulus" Plan and through numerous other Demodebacles. What made the fat lady sing for my Progressive friends was what happened this weekend: Barry is negotiating with Boehner over the debt ceiling.
In the end, both will have been perceived to have "caved" by their constituent bases. Tea Party people are railing against Boehner for even suggesting the hint of a debt ceiling compromise. Progressives are, now, viewing Barry as just another sad and sorry political hack who will back down when a stronger bully than he enters the room.
Deo Vindice
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