This must be how a gay person feels after he’s come out of the closet. I finally admitted out loud that I identify as a progressive, joining my fellow progressive, @my_2cents. Shockingly he didn’t appear to take the news well, insisted I am not allowed to identify as what I identify as, which is contrary to everything a progressive advocates, insisted I’m a right-winger! How can that be? On at least two issues he’s to the right of me! So maybe *he’s* the right winger! But that is of no consequence. I get to identify as a progressive if I want, and that means from now on every utterance I make will be a progressive utterance! I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest!