Promoting Progressive Centrism

Nathan Sosa argues that progressive centrism - as exemplified by Clinton administration policies - should be America's future path in moving away from the extremes of liberalism and conservatism in economics, foreign policy, and the use of government power: "During the 1990s, the Clinton Administration proved that progressive centrism could produce astounding results. America enjoyed enormous economic prosperity, social renewal and worldwide peace on a scale never before imagined. These breathtaking achievements were not the result of chance, good luck or divine intervention. They occurred because of the decisive leadership of progressive centrists who defied powerful interest groups on both sides of the political spectrum in order to implement pragmatic policies that worked. It was this common sense approach that so infuriated extremists because it made their anachronistic ideologies obsolete. It was this agenda that moved our country beyond the stale debate between right and left by proving that neither side had all the answers. Progressive centrism thus offers the best possible political philosophy to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century."

If you ignore Rwanda, the rise of Al Qaeda, and increasing societal moral breakdown, then I otherwise agree regarding the 1990s. Clinton also had a Republican Congress to rein him in, so divided government may not be a bad thing. I believe small-government centrism is better, but that's me.