term, not a tryout of progressive politics. What has been signed into law that is even remotely a progressive approach to a problem? Obama's escalating the GOP's wars, continuing the GOP's torture/detention policies, and letting industry insiders regulate the financial sectors. Where is his progressivism? Democratic fantasies facing the bracing slap of reality says it all. These (liberal/socialist/progressive) policies being implemented since 2007 have demonstrated themselves to be costly on all levels beyond reason. Given the propensity of our governemnt become more expensive as time goes on only further cements these ideas as unworkable. We are witnessing what happens when activist fantasies are unleashed from think tanks and classrooms onto the real world of practical living. The best we can hope for is not that these unworkable ideas are rolled back. Period. Not mitigated, watered down or moderated. Time has shown that once these programs are given a scintilla of existence, they take off like an algae bloom or virus outbreak. Let them crash and burn. The most dangerous phase of authoritarianism is the theory phase, as if it's not tested it will keep getting regurgitated, half-implemented, and never fully proven stupid. Not to say I want it tested, but until people get through their head that the general concept is wrong there will be no space left for good ideas to blossom. I thought all you retired and current military friends might find this interesting. I got this below from my friend who is a Air Force Colonel at