Liberal and conservative

The terms liberal and conservative describe distinct camps in U.S. politics, yet they are hard to define, in part because the two camps disgree on how they see themselves and there opponents.

Barbara Lee said, "It's time to put to bed the myth that this is a conservative nation. Americans are progressive. They believe in the common good, and they want a government that works for everybody, not just the wealthy few." [1]

This quotation from a U.S. liberal defines conservatives as favoring wealthy people over the rest of the country and labels them as opposing the common good. Conservatives, on the other hand, see liberals seeking only the good of special interests (such as teachers over students & parents, workers over employers, single people and homosexuals over married people and families, etc.).

See: Political spectrum