Democrats and Liberals

No one agrees with Obama (or any politician) on EVERY issue, so it's really not a big deal to be in the position you're in. In general, the USA is a center-right country. Here's how you can tell--extreme right-wingers are the kind of people who want an authoritarian, usually theocratic government. Extreme left-wingers are anarchists, people who want NO central authority at all. But notice who gets CALLED an 'extreme left-winger' in the U.S. Obama proposes ending a tax cut for the wealthy and using it to fund a tax break for most Americans, and he gets called a SOCIALIST. That's how far to 'the right' the mentality is in this country. If one of these guys met an ACTUAL extreme left-winger, their heads would explode, I think. The mindset is very warped--I think it's still a residual effect of the Puritanical 'witch hunt' days on our collective psyche, that we are just now starting to get past. "Culture war" is becoming an obsolete phrase, as today's kids tend to not see what the big deal was over desegregation, or women's suffrage, etc. It's a step forward in my opinion, but I digress. We should ALL hold our President's "feet to the fire" regardless of who we voted for, or what we think of any candidate. The government exists to serve the people, and it's the people's responsibility to make sure it's doing its job.

I am a liberal there are no democrats in our country, canada, what is the different what is a democrat then?

I am as left as you can be Without becoming a communist.I am pro choice straight down the line. I mean you should choose if you want to marry , and it doesn't matter if you are gay or straight. I believe a woman has the choice of either becoming a parent or not. And I believe you have the right to die with dignity. I a pro choice straight down the line.

I wish you would have included a description of a liberal. I have heard that term used a lot, but never quite knew what it meant. I am a democrat, and I too, support Obama. I have already voted, and guess who I voted for! But I don't follow him blindly either, or anyone else for that matter. Obama seems like the person for the job, after this eight years of hel* we went through with Bush. He represents the change we need, with the clear policies that will do right by the American middle class, for a change. I haven't found anything that I disagree with him on, but I did read what he plans to do on his website, which is more than a lot of people do when it comes to voting.

On the extreme left wingers, you have out right comunism...on the extreme right wing, you have facism. I don't think either aplies to either candidate, but the polarizing effect this election is having is becomming pretty hard to ignore. we have a working stiff who has been asaulted na dchastized in the media and even in here for asking a question and the media's ensuing obsession of him. We have an alaskan governor who has been the victim of the most obscene and shamefull attacks I have ever seen in a campaign, we have a mn who's being acused of faking his citizenship. [b]]What the F*#! has happened to my country??????[/b

I would like to say Independent, but if I did, then I already know that who I vote for would not win..So I vote for the lesser of 2 evils, as my husband calls it, that way I have a 50-50 chance of who I vote for to win.. So, what is the difference between a Democrat and a liberal? And is there a difference between a conservative and a Republican?