. >> john delanie, a maryland democrat acknowledges obamacare's rough start. but insists that progressiveism are dead are greatly exaggerated. >> the progressive movement is about immigration reform, about making investment in our kids so they can compete in a globally technology enabled world, adjusting to climate change. and in a period of time people will say it is right. for 100 years americans had been lusting to create a national health care system. >> charles kessler is the author of a book on president obama and his place in the progressive movement. >> under linden johnson they created medicare and medicaid but that was far from being health coverage. when clinton failed, we felt this was it, we've seen the high mark of liberalism. but here comes barack obama and did what was thought undoable. >> and columnist george will. >> for a century, progressiveism has said, we will have progress and bliss and paradise, but only if we concentrate more and more power in the hands of all-seeing super-confident experts who can do things normal americans can't do.