I don't know about the rest of you, but I am sick of

[mitchtv]

'PROGRESSIVE" I am a Liberal and damn proud of it. WTF is a progressive? a liberal who is afraid to admit it?

[Bonobo]

1. A liberal who knows the word "liberal" has been spoiled beyond saving.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. look for the hstory

a Progressive is the same thing as a liberal, I ain't shitting yuo

In fact before there were liberals there were progressives, and now it is coming into a full circle

[klook]

3. Howard Dean = Progressive; Al Gore = Liberal

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism for a discussion of the subject.

[UdoKier]

4. I'm proud of both labels.

Liberals who are ashamed to be liberals call themselves "moderates" or "independents".

Progressives tend to be to the left of even liberals, so I see no reason to bash them over their identification.

[JoshWatermanMN]

5. I guess I use the two interchangeably

Anyone care to enlighten me? Reasonable responses only please . . . Any trolls will be promptly head-butted by the resident billy goat.