The Common Progressive
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A blog based on progress in America and the world. We feel that this is best achieved through a progressive and forward thinking approach to our politics and our daily lives.
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- NEW SURVEY SHOWS DEMOCRATS IN DANGER IF HEALTH CARE FAILS on Nov 24, 2009 in republicans 2010 obama health care election polls health public option democrats health care obama republicans 2010 polls
A new poll shows that Democrats may not fare well if they are not able to pass some sort of health reform legislation. The survey from Public Policy polling shows that the predominant risk for Democrats is they they may lose their current edge on Re...
- SENATOR LIEBERMAN SUFFERS AMNESIA on Nov 24, 2009 in senator lieberman public option leiberman lieberman republican health public option lieberman democrats democrats health care health vote public option obama congress health care
Written By: Jason GallimoreSenator Joe Lieberman is suffering from an apparent bout of amnesia lately. Amnesia regarding the public option that is. On last Sunday's Meet the Press interview, Lieberman continued to scatter various reasons as to why...
- S.C. LEGISLATORS BEGIN SANFORD IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS on Nov 24, 2009 in jennifer sanford mark sanford affair gov sanford sc governor affair SC politics governor sanford resign mark sanford lies impeached governor sanford impeach SC sanford chapur sanford
Legislators in South Carolina are finally moving forward with impeachment proceedings against Governor Mark Sanford. From travel to campaign finance to foreign lovers, Sanford is facing a laundry list of accusations and one would think that he would...
- HEALTH REFORM MOVES FORWARD IN THE SENATE on Nov 22, 2009 in republicans senate republicans health care senate health care obama health care democrats health care health care bill health care bill senate Health Insurance reform
Photo-AP- Jose Luis MaganaHealth care reform legislation is finally moving forward in the US Senate. Democrats voted unanimously to move forward with the bill, giving them a much needed 60 vote filibuster proof majority. Republicans, as usual, did...
- FOXS NEWS AIRS MISLEADING VIDEO AGAIN on Nov 20, 2009 in Sarah Palin 2012 governor palin book fox news sarah palin book fox news conservative
Fox News is stirring up controversy for the second time in as many weeks by airing misleading video footage in its reports. Not that we should be surprised. Fox routinely bends the truth, especially when it deals with conservative politicians, whom...
- WILL REPUBLICANS GAIN MORE GOVERNORSHIPS IN 2010? on Nov 20, 2009 in political news conservative republicans republican governors race governor 2010 governors race obama republicans
As the Democratically controlled Congress and White House struggle to keep their footing, many Republicans are seeing the upcoming election cycles as a key time to regain seats they had previously lost. One of the areas in which Republicans may have...
- SENATE FINALLY REVEALS HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION on Nov 19, 2009 in political news health reform congress health insurance obama health care health vote congress health care congress health bill
Harry Reid promised and Harry Reid delivered. Details of the new health reform bill before the Senate have been released and it covers 94% of Americans. The language in regards to abortion is not as stringent as those set forth by the Stupak amendm...
