Now, now. They use it as an underhand jab at the (L) all the time.
Myself, I’ve taken it as a badge of honor. Liberal = Liberty. The only stigma it has received is from the co-opting of the Left/DEMs.
I find it most ironic that some of those of the ‘Conservative’ bent (whatever they may be trying to conserve, I still don’t know) routinely begin their screeds using those same co-opted words/ideas:
- Shouting Fire in a theater = unconstitutional
- S.S/Medicare being ‘paid into’ = obligation
- Patriot Act under Bush = OK, O = bad
Christie is a perfect example of those types of (R).
Too true.
The same people who claim to be for “limited government” and then support government control over the things they don’t personally like, whether it actually affects them or not.
I think I’ll start calling them “HOA Conservatives.” They give lip service to ideals like freedom and liberty, so long as everyone acts and thinks exactly the same as they do. Their idea of America is to be like a giant subdivision of perfectly spaced little tan suburban homes that are completely indistinguishable from the next.