Progressives are not Liberals

There has been much to do about the divide within the Republican party between the "Tea Party" and the "Republican Establishment". However, the Republicans are missing the divide within the Democratic Party and are doing nothing to divide and conquer. Today the Democratic Party is made up of Liberals and Progressives. However, these are different ideologies. Liberals are: a political ideology or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Progressives are: political philosophy advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes usually in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies. As of today conservatives want fairness and equality in the rules everyone plays by, just like liberals. And if you have been listening to Mitt Romney's stump speech about freedom you can hear that it sounds a lot like liberty for all. Hopefully, our political leaders can find a way to work together. But if the Republican Party can start to realize that they have more in common with their Liberal counterparts than with the Progressives in the Democratic Party, maybe they can move towards agreement on more issues. Just a guy from Pedro, no political hack, but I do know that a liberal is not a progressive.