Progressives and Populists Need to Redefine the Mythical Political "Center"

By GottaLaff

Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash via my pal Mark Karlin:

There are reports today in Politico that the apparent GOP/Independent "uprising" (and idealistic progressive disillusionment) in Massachusetts is giving the White House second thoughts about cautious, process oriented, incremental change aimed at attracting "the center."

The concept of a fixed "center" in American politics is one of those myths perpetuated by a combination of the GOP, DLC Democrats such as Rahm Emanuel, and the media. America is a nation of evolutionary change. [...]

It is our ability to be innovative, and to be innovative, you have to evolve, change, grow.

If ever there were proof of how the political "center" can be created, it is how the hundreds of billions of dollars and grooming of Ronald Reagan created a perceived and indoctrinated "center" that allowed for the fleecing of the working and middle class that allowed the engorging of the already filthy rich. [...]

Yes, Obama was elected on one word "change," but whether one is a progressive idealist or progressive pragmatist, the corporate media, the GOP, and the Tea Bag organizers were able to turn his cautious approach into something looking like "more of the same." [...]

[I]t's time to return to "change" from the grassroots up and to recreate the "center," as has always been the case as this nation has evolved.

Much more here.