It's Not Enough to Be Against

An ongoing undercurrent in progressive circles has been to redefine what liberals represent - or perhaps to simply define.  Matt Bai of the New York Times notes that while many conservatives simply wanted to defeat Democrats in the 1970s, it was an icon (Ronald Reagan) with a big vision of anti-communism and anti-government that carried them to victory in 1980.  Where's the liberal Ronald Reagan?