You already know it's been a tough year, politically. Tough especially for the Democrats' DC Establishment party. Not quite so tough for progressives. Only one of our progressives was defeated, Carol Shea-Porter, who ran in a very red district-- and who, I feel pretty certain, will be back in 2016 to reclaim her seat. Last Thursday Carol was a loud and clear voice against the Wall Street giveaway in the "Cromnibus" funding bill.