The Trouble with Labels By Hank Silverberg It’s a question you hear a lot these days. Are you a Liberal or a Conservative? My answer often confuses people because I am ----a Moderate. The next comment I usually get from both Liberals and Conservatives is: “You mean you have no principals, no ideology?” And that is the problem with labels. A recent Gallup poll shows https://news.gallup.com/poll/245813/leans-conservative-liberals-keep-recent-gains.aspx Americans are pretty well divided into three groups and that is not based on party. Liberals have been gaining some, now up to 26%. Conservatives have been steadily losing ground dropping to 35%. Moderates have also dropped slightly to 35% in the last few years. So, here’s a scenario for you, using some simple examples. In general Conservatives believe in less government, free enterprise, individual responsibility and the nuclear family. Liberals believe in more government control of economy, collecti