Slog - Comments on You Know You're a Progressive If... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if Yesterday our new summer intern, Rebecca Tapscott, filed a Slog post about the cryptically-named Washington Bus Project—a group that's trying to get young people involved in supporting progressive candidates. They had an event in the Central District earlier this week. In one part of her post, Rebecca talked about a magazine-type quiz that attendees were given: "You Know You're Progressive If..." I ain't no young person, but I wanted to see if I was still a progressive. (Beyond still digging the Tinker Standard, I feel like I'm losing my teenage Viet Cong edge.) So, I asked Rebecca to hit me... Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:05:58 -0800 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:49:40 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe ...

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755092 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755092 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:21:19 -0800 Comment by Griff You've been to Fire Island? You sure you're not gay?

]]> Griff http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755096 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755096 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:23:00 -0800 Comment by Angry Andrew There is a good public transportation system here, it's just not great yet. 20% of us ride it to work every day.

]]> Angry Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755102 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:26:12 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit @3,

17%.

I'm part of the lucky 6.2% that walks to work

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755111 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755111 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:35:25 -0800 Comment by JenK 6. You run red lights to be carbon neutral

I was confused by this question. Af first, I thought it meant: Do I use special red colored energy saver light bulbs in my apartment?

I was confused, too. I tend to coast, which usually puts me all-battery, if I'm approaching a red light. Why should I burn more gas just to get to a red light faster?

]]> JenK http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755145 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755145 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:09:13 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell You don't like Barack with his shirt off? What's your problem?

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755221 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755221 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:39:45 -0800 Comment by Jay I'm progressive and I can give a two shits about Obama. I guess I'm not as progressive as I thought I was.

]]> Jay http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755233 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755233 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:48:13 -0800 Comment by Angry Andrew 17% was in 2005, since then metro's ridership has gone up 18%.
Population has gone up 2.3%. The math works out to 19.66% of people today ride the bus.

]]> Angry Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755234 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/you_know_youre_a_progressive_if#c755234 Politics Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:49:40 -0800