that's good, because I don't even think I am a 'liberal'
I think I'm some sort of mixture of liberal and conservative. Centrist, or moderate, might better describe it. So for instance, I still read your stuff, which so far I have taken on face value and considered in its own right. However, since the US election, there's been so much gloating that I can't help beginning read you as ideological, and your posts as little more than weapons in your private war. I hope I can get away from that attitude, since you can be thought-provoking as well as just plain provocative.
Note that your reply, while appreciated, can still be read as you regarding me as a 'liberal'. I hope I am not pigeon-holed here, as I've spent a lot of time and energy trying to prove my credentials as an independent thinker.