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 gover...