Earlier today a caller on The Al Franken Show asked Al to call Republicans
"regressives", because, well... that's what they are. I like this idea a lot, it's great framing language, and it helps to counter the negative label of "liberal" which the right has turned into a pejoritive. If Democrats are progressives then Republicans are the opposite -- regressives.
So for example:
- Progressives want to balance the budget, but regressives rack up huge deficits.
- Progressives want to restore confidence in America's moral leadership, but regressives appoint a torture apologist to enforce our laws.
- Progressives want free and fair democratic elections everywhere in the world, but regressives want to obstruct transparent elections here in America.
...and so on.
Frameshop?