Liberal v. Conservative  Why do I argue? Why do I try to
convince?  Two reasons.  Reason One: I want to push the average
American’s philosophy to the Left. I want to do this because I
think some very liberal people vote Right because they don’t
like liberals or what liberals stand for, divorced from the fact
that the majority of their positions are more Left than Right.
The Right has so successfully demonized the word “liberal” that
cowards like John Kerry are too afraid to admit to it.  Reason
Two: I think the philosophy of the Left is one of more potential
for maintaining and improving our overall quality of life. I
believe in the principles of the Left, I’m convinced by the huge
benefit Liberalism has provided us in history and I’m emboldened
by the huge potential for Liberalism to improve our future.  So
I want to make people reexamine what the Left really stands for,
because it is often incorrectly characterized by the Right.  So
what is it? In a nutshell, in a phrase I’ve used repeatedly, I
think the Li