I am a liberal. IMHO, "liberal" means thinking for myself and not blindly accepting someone else's opinion on anything, giving the other guy the benefit of the doubt, and giving other people the maximum amount of space...or, as Webster puts it: not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms.

I don't tell lies. If it is a valid measurement of intelligence vs. ignorance, I have three advanced degrees.

As a liberal, I believe that an individual should be able to own a firearm if he or she wants to, subject to some restrictions on felons and nuts and with appropriate registration - and I do not believe that the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution governs this. As a liberal, I believe that rich people have just as much right to vote and participate in government as anyone else - and no more than equal rights. As a liberal, I think that elections should be entirely - and exclusively - funded by the government. As a liberal, I am entitled to my opinions, and I have the right not to care what anyone else's opinion of them might be. I am also retired from the Army and I volunteer for the DAV.