How much of a fence-sitter are you?

I spied a little dandy of a quiz over on Kevin Wasko's blog that asks users a number of questions and then tries to calculate whether they are liberal or conservative. Given the fact that political qualities such as "liberal" and "conservative" are stereotypes at best, and especially given the fact that one can be economically conservative, socially liberal, and hawkish, all at once, the quiz is doomed from the get-go. Taking the quiz isn't any better. Some of the ridiculous black-or-white questions it asks are unnerving. Should taxes be... cut to stimulate the economy and give people more of their money back, or something the rich pay more of (they can afford it)?

Uh, how about both?

And how do I choose between making our immigration policies less strict (because immigrants enhance this country) or more strict (because too many people enter illegally) when the characteristics of the policies themselves — not the strictness — is what actually needs changing? So, uh, how about neither?

(The quiz also has a few deplorable grammatical gaffs. Tsk tsk.)

In any case, here are my results:

Your Political Profile:

Overall: 20% Conservative, 80% Liberal

Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal

Feel free to try it out. Exciting!