Our first "responsibility" is to God and His Church. Those "nasty ideas" like protecting the unborn and traditional marriage are God's. Why do leftists insist on "calling" themselves "progressives"? There is nothing "progressive' about abortion, homosexual marriage, confiscatory tax rates, a nanny regulatory state, or cowing to teachers" union to keep minority inner city kids trapped in failing schools. Man up, and be honest about the agenda.