Go ahead, call me a liberal.

"Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. What did conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things, ­ every one. So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, 'Liberal,' as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won't work, Senator. Because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor."

Matt Santos on the West Wing
from the Debate episode

Okay, so I saw this while out blog hopping this morning, but boy do I want to say this to a lot of people too. Yes I'm liberal.

And I'm conservative too. I believe in building up education and balancing the budget. I believe in working hard and paying taxes and not complaining about it. I believe in holding bureaucrats accountable for their decisions. I believe in saying I'm wrong when my ideas don't work out.