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Liberals Urged to Switch to Progressive Insurance

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Posted by Steve 2005-02-24 10:37:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This will hurt them far more than it will help them. Think Air America.

Besides, who wants to belong to an insurance company associated with a ruthless profit-bandit like Soros. He's screwed many a little person before - for his own personal gain. I wouldn't be putting my life savings or security in the hands of a crowd like that....scary!

Posted by 2b 2005-02-24 10:53:19 AM|| 2005-02-24 10:53:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Oops! BuyBlue.com is a computer company: Blue Mountain Technology. CNSNews stepped on it's, uh, keyboard.

I wanted to look it up so I could see who NOT to buy from.

Posted by .com 2005-02-24 11:05:54 AM|| 2005-02-24 11:05:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 It's buyblue.org.

Posted by tu3031 2005-02-24 11:17:16 AM|| 2005-02-24 11:17:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Corrected

Posted by Steve 2005-02-24 11:53:05 AM|| 2005-02-24 11:53:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "The chairman of appropriately named Progressive Insurance contributed over $68,000 to Democratic politicians in the last election cycle, including Howard Dean and groups like America Coming Together."

Good money going after bad. Give them a wide berth. They are bad investors.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-24 12:01:59 PM|| 2005-02-24 12:01:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 And it looks like Conservatives can switch to Geico (Lizard not withstanding)!

Where is Allstate?

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-24 12:11:56 PM|| 2005-02-24 12:11:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 So Progressive will end up with New Jersey, Conn., Mass, New York drivers. The worst in the country. That'll help their business.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-02-24 12:43:29 PM|| 2005-02-24 12:43:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Conservatives can switch to Geico
Maybe not, when they consider that GEICO stands for Government Employees Insurance Co.

Posted by Spot 2005-02-24 1:28:56 PM|| 2005-02-24 1:28:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Time to short Progressive.

Posted by Raj 2005-02-24 1:36:51 PM|| 2005-02-24 1:36:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 J D Power does give GEICO a very good rating, whereas Progressive is pretty much an also-ran, if you need any more incentive to switch. J D Power gave Amica the award in this category, but I'm not sure where their loyalties lie.

Posted by Dar 2005-02-24 1:48:48 PM|| 2005-02-24 1:48:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Before we start the Red state surge over to GEICO, it might be best to recall that GEICO is part of the Berkshire Hathaway group, whose head muckety-muck is Warren Buffet, who served on Kerry's economic advisory board. Mr. Buffet is certainly not a moonbat, but he ain't exactly on our side either.

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-02-24 2:47:43 PM|| 2005-02-24 2:47:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 OK Dreadnaught, how about State Farm. Also Red though not as Red as Geico...

Besides just cause Swami Warren invests in a company such as GEICO doesn't mean he influences policy, it means as all good mega-swami know, he knows they run it well and there is profit to be made.

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-24 4:29:00 PM|| 2005-02-24 4:29:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 If they're really good liberals at Progressive they probably take your premiums but disallow all your claims. But they will sympathize...

Posted by tu3031 2005-02-24 4:49:03 PM|| 2005-02-24 4:49:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 You idiot neocons - they give you THEIR prices AS WELL AS prices from their COMPETITORS! The choice is obvious! Die Gecko Die!

Posted by Chris W. 2005-02-24 4:59:30 PM|| 2005-02-24 4:59:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 We're so progressive that we provide cash payments to families of ~~suicide bombers~~ freedom fighters !!

but..as for the mommies and baby's in stroller victims, uh sorry, suicide bombings are an act of war.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-24 7:03:17 PM|| 2005-02-24 7:03:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 You idiot neocons - they give you THEIR prices AS WELL AS prices from their COMPETITORS! The choice is obvious! Die Gecko Die!

BFD - get off yer dead behind and you too can find the same info. Oh wait - progressives like their information spoon-fed to them.

I do hate those stupid GEICO commercials though...

Posted by Pappy 2005-02-24 8:30:16 PM|| 2005-02-24 8:30:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Peter Lewis gave a heck of a lot more than $68,000.
Top Individual Contributors to 527 Committees
2004 Election Cycle
Rank 2
Peter Lewis
Peter B Lewis/Progressive Corp
Cleveland, OH
$22,997,220

He was only $500,000 less generous to the Dems than George Soros.

Posted by ed 2005-02-24 9:00:47 PM|| 2005-02-24 9:00:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Geico's ads are goofy-good, but 21st Century gives an engineer discount...

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-24 9:19:21 PM|| 2005-02-24 9:19:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Progressive is cat poop. Yea your premiums are low but so are their pay outs. They avertise like hell on cable/satelite channels no one watches along with the weight loss and hair growth pills.

I got something progressive for you right here Chris W.

Posted by FlameBait 2005-02-24 9:46:56 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-24 9:46:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 I heard someplace that GEICO is anti-gun. Can anyone confirm?

Anyways, Allstate (my motorsickle) seems okay but nothing on Mercury (my four-wheeled contraption).

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-24 9:48:47 PM|| 2005-02-24 9:48:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 it's just one big pyramid scheme, isn't it? Soros just got in early.

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