“They are worse than liberals in this regard, because they ought to know better.”
That’s just it - they ARE liberals.
I'm not sure that's fair. They are certainly not conservatives. But to lump them with Teddy Kennedy, John Kerry, and Al Gore would remove all meaning from the word, "liberal."
The WH has pursued some generally conservative initiatives (ones that drive Teddy and John and Al nuts) successfully. And, the WH actually understands that we are at war, something that the left will never recognize until their granddaughters are in Burkhas. Even when that happens, the leftists' silly ideology will require that they celebrate Burkha diversity, as long as the Islamists don't touch their wealth. So I don't think calling the WH liberal is fair. Plus, we lose a word that makes a meaningful distinction in politics.
What I am complaining about is that, even when the WH is wrong and adopts a liberal position, it still expects conservatives to line up and support it--eg, CFR, No Child Left Behind, Illegal Immigration. When we don't, the WH gets pissy and starts calling us names. Funny he never takes off the gloves with Teddy, only the folks who put him in the WH twice.