Do The Really Have the Nerve to Call Themselves Progressive?

One term that democrats often are associated with is progressive. It is a nice term suggesting that they are about progress. The word actually has five definitions.

1.

favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.

2.

making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas,new or experimental methods, etc.: a progressive community.

3.

characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement.

4.

( initial capital letter  ) of or pertaining to any of the Progressive parties in politics.

5.

going forward or onward; passing successively from one member of a series to the next; proceeding step by step.

I won't speak for the rest of the country but anybody who follows local politics knows that that doesn't describe Hawaii Democrats at all.

Starting with #1, Whenever a new business comes in such as the Hawaii Superferry or the new Mega Mall in Kihei, the environmental groups that are all aligned with the democrats do everything they can to shut it down. They say they want to keep Hawaii as it is without all these new businesses. So I guess they aren't progressive this way.

So let's look at #2. Most people I know are working two or more jobs just to barely have enough. That is not exactly better conditions and the only new ideas I see are new taxes. Do soda drinks ring a bell? Fail again.

On to #3, I have seen no improvements. All I see is the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. In Hawaii, it is Democrat policy that has led to that. Here is an example. To get a business permit, one must go on a waiting list that is years long because of a limit on the number of permits allowed. That alone goes against the idea of free enterprise. 

To make matters worse, if a permit becomes available the highest bidder gets it and they can keep it whether they are using it or not. No continuous improvement here for the small business owners. I guess they aren't as for the little man as much as they say.

I guess they can qualify under #4 but does that really count? 

Finally, I see no moving forward as #5 indicates. As long as they keep adding taxes, shutting down businesses, and limiting permits it will stay that way.

Therefore, they can use the word progressive all they want. However, if you would like some real progress, vote for a Republican Hawaii.