I'm a Conservavive, but I still hold the same beliefs I had when I was a Liberal in my youth. I believe in personal freedom. Free speech, the press, the right to oun and carry a weapon, and that all people should have equal rights regardless of their race, religion, or national origin.
Fourty some years ago,when i was young, Liberals believed that the Government should keep it's nose out of peoples business as long as thet weren't infringing on the rights or freedom of others. Today, they believe that the government should micro manage every aspect of our lives. They want people to have rights, but without resposibility. They stand behind the senior senator from West Virginia, who was a klan leader as a young man, but call anyone who isn't with them a racist! They spew hate, and then accuse the other side of intolerance.
I didn't leave the Liberals, they left me.