another in his series of quality and timely diary's from Kid Oakland.

What most Open Left critics of Obama don't see is how his campaign represents a methodological approach to progressivism that is his best hope of building a winning coalition open to progressive ideas that could elect him in the general. The 50 State Strategy. Grassroots activist empowerment. Team building.

As a graduate of the Ranger course I would like to add a resounding Hoowa to this.  This is indeed part and parcel of the foundation we are building.
Kid Oakland continues with more of this foundational reasoning that I have come to admire and respect.

I understand that to a lot of readers here the above paragraphs could read like so much theoretical gobbledygook...and as part of that, pushing for open government reforms (including core issues like net neutrality, copyright, sunshine provisions, ethics and campaign finance reform...ie. good government reforms) are the key and central components of the progressive policy agenda.

In the final analysis we are indeed more than the sum of our parts and only by banding together will we be able to effectuate the changes necessary to govern effectively, elect progressive candidates in all 50 states and impact the 2010 redistricting to give us the time and support essential to overcoming our governing adversaries.
I would like to also add that Kid Oakland's comments regarding voter registration and GOTV is the foundation upon which all rests.
Again, an excellent effort.

In the era of "Borrow & Spend" fiscal conservatism I am proud to call myself a "Tax & Spend" progressive.