IT'S SO HARD BEING A PROGRESSIVE THESE DAYS – AT 8:09 A.M. ET:  Just when liberals thought it was safe to go back into the political waters, now shielded from the L-word by calling themselves progressives, the American people are making it so hard for them.  It's unfair, I tell you.  From the Washington Examiner:

Uh oh, this is bad news for folks formerly known as "liberals," then as "progressives." Seems Rasmussen Reports finds that "conservative" is the most positively viewed political label, while "liberal" and "progressive" are in the negative.

"Forty-two percent (42%) of Likely U.S. Voters say they view it as a positive if a candidate is described as politically conservative. Twenty-one percent (21%) say it’s a negative description, and 36% rate it somewhere in between the two," Rasmussen said.

Wasn't that long ago that being seen as a progressive was equally as positive as being called a conservative, according to Rasmussen.

"Being described as a progressive, on the other hand, is a positive for 22% of voters and a negative for 34%, with 41% seeing it in between," Rasmussen said.

"But in the previous survey, voters were evenly divided, with 29% saying progressive was a positive description and 28% describing it as a negative.

COMMENT:  Liberals never understood that the American people can figure out a label change.  How long did liberals think it would take before voters realized that progressives were just old liberals with a new name tag?  Liberals will blame Fox News.

January 6, 2011