Reply #4: That might be a good thing.

[Ravy]

The progressives and moderates can agree on a lot of things- minimum wage, lobbying reform... the things listed in the article. The more of those that get passed that progressives want and moderates (independents) can support or at least tolerate for the next two years the better.

I think impeachment, and legislating hot issues like unrestricted abortion, removal of accepted gov't/religous transgressions (like removing "Under God" from the pledge, or "In God We Trust" from our currency) etc. are a formula for a one-term Democratic majority.

Perhaps all things in time, but for right now, the legislative priorties of the progressives and independents have mostly been sidelined by the legislative priorities of the neocons and corporations. There are lots of issues that the progressives and moderates can agree on and pass.