The State of Liberalism - Jonathan Alter, NYT Book Review

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/books/review/Alter-t.html

I'm sorry if this already has been posted... very interesting discussion on liberalism and political culture.

""It’s a sign of how poorly liberals market themselves and their ideas that the word “liberal” is still in disrepute despite the election of the most genuinely liberal president that the political culture of this country will probably allow. “Progressive” is now the self-description of choice for liberals, though it’s musty and evasive. The basic equation remains: virtually all Republican politicians call themselves conservative; few Democratic politicians call themselves liberal. Even retired Classic Coke liberals like Walter F. Mondale are skittish about their creed. “I never signed up for any ideology,” he writes in his memoirs.""