One of the reasons I consider myself to be a progressive/liberal/whatever is because, more often than not, I’ve found progressives to be on the “right” side of the argument. They’re more empirical, more “scientific”, less dogmatic, less sophistic, less demagogic, less anti-intellectual – not always by any means but at least some majority of the time. After tangling with the [healthcare] kill-billers, however, I’m beginning to have my doubts.