http://progressivebumpersticker.com Writing about bumper stickers for progressives Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:28:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here at Progressive Bumper Sticker, we don't believe in sacred cows. We're happy to take a holy idea and it a holey idea. A lot of the time, our target is the world's dominant religion, Christianity. Big power invites great satire, after all. All religions are ripe for ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/03/08/be-over-there-now/ Is this what it's come down to? Is the anti-war movement reduced to asking, um, well, hey hey, you know, if you could get around to winding down that war, Mr. Obama, one of these years, that would be great and all? Now would be great. Or, ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/03/07/u-s-out-of-iraq-nowish/ Late last week, knowing that the news would come out on a Friday, when few people pay attention to the news, the House of Representatives sneaked through a piece of legislation that the Democratic majority knew would be profoundly unpopular with its progressive base. So, the House Democrats went ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/03/01/repeal-the-patriot-act/ What? Science doesn't matter?!? That's the argument made by a growing number of Americans, who say that they don't trust science, and think that major policy decisions should be made merely on the basis of "common sense" or "gut instinct" - emotional guesses about what people want to be true. This ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/02/22/science-doesnt-matter-unless/ Congressman Charlie Melancon has been running a slick little game for a while, trying to get the best of both worlds. He's registered as a Democrat, but acted like a Republican. He figures he can take Democratic votes for granted, and take a big chunk of Republican votes ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/02/12/melancon-is-too-much-like-a-republican/ No, it's not a mangy old bumper sticker. It's a new bumper sticker, about mangy old Blue Dog Democrats in Congress. This year, once again, Democratic voters are being asked to plug their noses, never mind the stench of betrayal, and give their support to members the right wing Blue ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/02/09/mangy-old-blue-dog-bumper-sticker/ U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop, of the 2nd congressional district in Georgia, is registered as a Democrat, but a lot of the time he votes more like a Republican. That's because Congressman Bishop is a Blue Dog Democrat, a member of a right wing coalition that's dedicated to fighting against ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/02/08/i-want-a-real-democrat-not-sanford-bishop/ There's a mind-blowing message on this sticker from a collection of sexual liberty bumper stickers: You can't be Catholic and ProChoice - unless you think for yourself. Think for yourself? Aren't Catholics just supposed to follow the teachings of their church? Well, the priests of the Catholic Church like to say ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/01/31/catholic-and-pro-choice/ This bumper sticker has been on the market for at least a year now, but it became especially appropriate today, with the announcement by Steve Buyer that he will be retiring at the beginning of next year, rather than attempt to run for re-election this year. Bye Bye Buyer, it reads, ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/01/30/bye-bye-buyer/ This bumper sticker is designed to counter the Amero-centric view of the world that many citizens of the United States tend to slouch into as their lives progress. Most of us never cross the borders of our nation into another country even once, and even fewer of us go ... http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2010/01/24/earth-is-more-than-just-the-usa/