Nationalization of industry. Repeal of the Bill of Rights. No religion.

By liberal, you mean communist.

No wonder you think everybody is a right winger, even liberals like E.J. Dionne.

"Conservatives hated each and every one of those liberal policies." Wrong on two counts. Remember that it was the Party of Lincoln that, at enormous cost to this nation, freed the slaves over the oposition of the "liberal" Democratic Party. It was the Southern Democrats (Remember the "Dixiecrats", Reverand?) who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It passed only because those "mean conservatives" in the GOP joined in a bipartisan coalition and voted for it. And it was Wyoming and those other conservative Western States that celebrate the freedom and individualistic values of America that lead the way on women's suffrage.

Liberals can claim "credit" for the holocaust of abortion, the abomination of same-sex marriage, and the canibalization of human embryos. Have they no shame?

Blacks are considered equal, women can vote, abortions are legal, gays can marry in 6 states, embryonic stem cell research continues, and we still have Social Security. Conservatives hated each and every one of those liberal policies….but they eventually were accepted.

Conservatives, by definition, by creed, are always behind the times on freedom and justice. Liberals get impatient, you understand.

You see guys like Dionne and so-called think tanks, like Brookings, as liberal, when they are, in reality, moderate….centrist. The reason we didn't take control of our energy problems in the 80's (and probably aren't going to now), is because liberal policies are rarely ever considered.

Liberal would be a country with non-profit, single payer health care for all. Liberals would have ended all faith-based programs and kept church separate from state. Virtually all of the media and the majority of elected officials are against single payer and keeping church and state separate.

Liberals, if they were dominating power, either in media or government, would interpret the 2nd amendment like it was intended.

Gay marriage, trade, corporate regulation…..all of it….liberal policies are never given serious consideration….because, you know, they're liberal.

LOL. Brother, you are just gone with the wind.

In addition to his WaPo job, Dionne is a member of the liberal Brookings Institute, a contributor to liberal NPR, and a columnist for Commonweal, a liberal Catholic publication. Prior to working for WaPo, he worked for the N.Y. Times, the leading liberal newspaper in the country. His books were – "Why Progressives Will Dominate the Next Political Era," "Stand up Fight Back: Republican Toughs, Democratic Wimps, and Politics of Revenge," and "Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right."

Is that "reality-based" enough for you ?

Btw, Sunday's Beacon Journal had four articles on the commentary page – one by liberal Eugene Robinson, one by liberal Paul Krugman, one by local liberal Tom Allio, and one by conservative Charles Krauthammer.

Between friday and sunday, that makes the tally: seven op-eds by liberals, and one by conservatives for the ABJ.

And I bet the Reverend is all pissed off about that one by conservatives. How could the ABJ be sooooo biased against liberals ??? LOL.

The ACLU defends the Constitution of the U.S. I'm not sure how that is strictly a liberal quality. Don't conservatives and moderates want to defend the Constitution from all threats?

The NY TImes is the paper of record and the paper of Judith Miller and her "Curveball" Cheney propaganda. Not sure how promoting a war of aggression can be considered liberal.

In truth, there are very few true liberals in Congress. And there are even fewer true liberals printed or aired by corporate media. We are graced with a stable of conservatives, neo-conservatives, and moderates…..but rarely does a liberal break through the Village gates.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_Free_Choice_Act

Are we clear?

Apparently, blue takes exception to the blog….

"Rev you are puffed full of the rightgeous weakness of mankind. I believe in people, as Americans & individuals.

Have you ever been proud of yourself when no one is clapping? Are you at peace as a socialist? Do you read what you write?"

The "righteous weakness of mankind"??

We all believe in people, blue. What's not to believe in?

Did someone clap? blue, I know who I am, I'm not a socialist, I owned several capitalistic ventures over my working years. My editing process is extremely thorough….and the last thing I do before publishing is reread the post.

I'm thinking, blue, that it's not about me….it's about the material I write. I respect your right to disagree with the substance of each posting. I actually encourage it.

Finally, blue…I've been a pastor, you know, in real life. I use "The Reverend" with a sense of irony….because I now am an atheist. That's what that's about. G-Mann is an independent thinking and intelligent person whose comments I appreciate….even when we disagree. And, after all, they're only names.