Chris Matthews has been talking for much of his show tonight about how the republican party.....

[George II]

....has been moving further right, citing for example the primary win by Roy Moore.

It just struck me, since some Democrats and many "progressives" have been urging the Democratic Party to move further left, it's happening all without disturbing our Party mix of moderates, left, and the far left. By staying were we are we're still moving "further left" of the republicans.

Bazinga - mission accomplished!

[OnDoutside]

1. Has there ever been a person so well named as Matt Schlapp ?

What a despicable rat.

[uponit7771]

2. IKR !?!!? and what about Boris !! I thought that was his nick name ... lol

[Bob Loblaw]

3. I clicked on this

ready to comment on what I thought was the title of the thread: "Chris Matthews has been talking for much of his show" and preparing to write, what else is new?

[brush]

4. Yep, he cuts off his guests, talks over them and fills the air with his own bloviation all the time.

Maybe he doesn't get that you want to watch the show to hear what the guests have to say.

He turns you off so you turn to CNN.

[procon]

5. Actually, Democrats only appear to be moving left in comparison to the

Republican's massive shift towards nationalism and fascism. Look at our past history, today's Dems aren't nearly as leftward bound as some of our remarkable past presidents. Look at FDR and the New Deal, we have nothing like it, and Truman gave us the UN and NATO. LBJ created the Great Society and signed the Civil Rights Act, today, we're barely holding on. We have a long way to go to regain the kind of progressive thinking that was once the hallmark of Democrats.

[dragonlady]

6. Excellent summary! n/t

[Johonny]

8. On most major issues society is moving to the left

Dems for the most part appear to be moving left only because society at large is.

[Blue_true]

9. The New Deal left out Blacks, women.

It was no deal for many Americans. FDR did not integrate the Armed Forces, Truman did, FDR did not fight to get Black GIs and women service members into the GI Bill, they were purposely excluded. Yes southern Senators wrote those bills, but a true progressive President never would have signed them.

Lyndon Johnson, Truman, Kennedy, Carter were far more "progressive" than FDR.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

[procon]

11. No worries, your opinion is entirely your very own creation. 😏 nt

[ananda]

7. I thought they had moved way too far right ..

.. when Reagan won.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. "Chris Matthews has been talking for much of his show tonight"

Doesn't he always? Spittle flecked MotorMouth.