I didn't happen to label you as anything, Ratty. What you perceive is all in your mind. It's a little obvious which team you bat for, but that doesn't mean much in a discussion as far as I'm concerned. And the question Jorge asked was answered in full truth, whether its the answer you want to hear or not.
You may be surprised to know I am an actual a registered Democrat, but I do not vote party lines. I have over the years become quite dismayed by the continual practice of the extreme democrats shoving their head in the sand and pulling out these crazy ideas that will just lead into disaster.
I am by no means a conservative right wing knight either though. Both parties have their crazies, and issues to sort out. The only real difference here is, the extreme leftists get heard and actions taken more often than the right wing crazies. The extreme leftists often times do not sound crazy to the public, since the public doesn't really stop to think about what's being proposed. When you really examine the policies and proposals they bastardize any logic they claim to up hold. In this light, it is easy to call out and dismiss conservative crazies, but the dangerous ones are the ones that don't sound crazy at first glance, and no one feels to question it.
As a additional note; I use liberal as a term in the way it is popularized. When I say it, people know what I mean. That is how you use terms. Even if they're bastardized, they have meanings to the people of today.
Since Ratty would like to bow out at this point, here are my final thoughts:
Yes our core philosophies are wildly different. I don't believe in being lazy, and riding the system. I don't take hand outs from the state. I want to measure up based on my own merits. If I fail, don't pick me up and pamper me. If I succeed, don't come and bother me or tie me down. Let me do as I will, as long as I am not harming another. Likewise, if I do cause harm to others, lock me up and throw away the key. I should know better. We all should know better. In our hearts we know when something is wrong, and we choose to ignore it to do the things we should be jailed for.