It still amazes me how little the democratic party faithful understand the opportunity presented by President Obama's election in 2008 with the first governing majority in a generation. Democrats, republicans and independents lined up for hours to hear the man... A Man for Our TimesThis entry was tagged Barack Obama Bipartisan Centrism Democratic Party Governing Majority Progressive and posted on February 28, 2010 by Jason Everett Miller
America remains in turmoil, our civic identities wrapped up in the dysfunctional activities of a largely unaccountable plutocracy who rarely voice opinions reflective of our own. Words used interchangeably provide an oversimplification of the average American's political beliefs. Liberal equals Progressive.... The Mob RulesThis entry was tagged Barack Obama Bipartisan Centrism Democratic Party Governing Majority Populism Progressive Republican Party and posted on February 27, 2010 by Jason Everett Miller
2 We all have very high ideals and are desperate to see this country live up to its potential. That feeling is felt to the left and right of the spectrum. We want a sense of safety and security and sanity back, yesterday. ... Another Defining MomentThis entry was tagged Apathy Barack Obama Centrism Change Democratic Party Governing Majority Incumbents Partisan Republican Party Turnout and posted on February 19, 2010 by Jason Everett Miller
243 Now that the esteemed Senator Ted Kennedy has been laid to rest next to his brothers in Arlington Cemetery, I feel compelled to comment on why I see his legacy as a reflection of what is most wrong with our... the lion, the witch and the wardrobeThis entry was tagged Centrism Grassroots Partisan Sarah Palin Teddy Kennedy Washington DC and posted on September 2, 2009 by Jason Everett Miller
79 Our politics has become a game of feigned outrage over purposeful misunderstandings of straightforward arguments made by someone completely different from yourself but no less convinced of their point of view. How's that for a high-calorie sentence?... “Semantics? I’m always up for some antics.”This entry was tagged Bipartisan Centrism Democratic Party Fringe Republican Party and posted on November 19, 2008 by Jason Everett Miller
A front-page article on TPM "explains" how Obama seems to be running from "who he is" by playing to small crowds in small town libraries and gymnasiums. That Barack needs to embrace his true identity as a "celebrity" as being... Preaching to the ChoirThis entry was tagged 2008 Presidential Election Barack Obama Centrism Corporate Media Progressive and posted on September 12, 2008 by Jason Everett Miller
5 We all have very high standard and ideals and are desperate to see this country great again. That feeling is felt to the left and right of the spectrum. We want a sense of safety and security back, yesterday. Problem is that... The Limits of LabelsThis entry was tagged Barack Obama Centrism Change Democratic Party Fringe Grassroots Progressive Conservative Republican Party and posted on July 11, 2008 by Jason Everett Miller
6 For the last 40 years, America has lived George Orwell's worst nightmare. It was a bit more subtle than Orwell had imagined, but our domination by powerful men was no less complete. We have been fed propaganda instead of news... In Defense of a Good OffenseThis entry was tagged Barack Obama Centrism Change Grassroots Jimmy Carter Progressive and posted on June 20, 2008 by Jason Everett Miller