re: #8 Dr. Matt
Your daily dose of Salon.com Derp
Yes? And?
The Democratic Party is a coalition that INCLUDES progressives. But it is not made entirely of progressives.
You can fairly critique previous actions of the party for not paying enough attention to the progressive wing. But you cannot remedy that by ignoring the more conservative part of the party; Democrats also include those who are not quite as progressive, and their viewpoint has to be included.