[Mike Bates]

And yet some still describe the Chicago Tribune as an extremely conservative newspaper.

[theDentist]

Democrat. Progressive. Socialist. Leninist. Marxist.

A piece of sh** by any other name still stinks as bad.

[highlander_UW]

Wouldn't one have to be in favor of progress to be a progressive? There is no progress to be found in the few plans the defeatocrats propose.

[ladtx]

Progressive is fine with me. The word progressive is seen more in communist and socialist organizations and in their propaganda than the word liberal. Just google "progressive = communist" and you'll see what I mean.

[SunnySide]

Chicago Tribune: Liberals Not Liberals, But Progressives ie., The Leopard said, "Dahling, it's the spots that got smaller"

[MinuteGal]

Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet):

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet."

Conversely, "That which we call a liberal skunk by any other word would smell as foul."

Leni

[satchmodog9]

They try to mainstream the guy by using his religious affiliations. They add progressive to religion and all the sudden many readers don't hear socialist.

[Always Right]

And yet some still describe the Chicago Tribune as an extremely conservative newspaper.

Compared to the NY Times and friends they are very conservative. Compared to the average American they are slightly to the left. It's all relative.

[SampleMan]

"Progressive" is the term the Communists decided to use (people not liking "communist") after they gave up calling each other "fellow travelers".

I find it amusing that modern liberalism has jumped back on the bandwagon of coveting the "progressive" trademark. Given its communist roots, I frankly can't think of anything more appropriate.