Pragmatism and Principle

I agree with Digby that progressives have to stand for something more than winning.

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Chris Bowers and Digby both comment on the failure of the Congressional progressives to exact demands on healthcare (and many other issues), as opposed to the conservative Democrats who really did drive the debate. Digby writes: In the case of health care, as I wrote way back when, the…
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