Do you even know what the words "conservative" and "liberal" mean?

First, let me define a couple terms. These definitions are from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition; Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

the·sau·rus (thĭ-sôr'əs)

n. pl. the·sau·ri (-sôr'ī') or the·sau·rus·es

1. A book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms.

syn·o·nym (sĭn'ə-nĭm')

n.

1. A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.

2. A word or an expression that serves as a figurative or symbolic substitute for another.

Now here are thesaurus entries from Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition, Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group for the words "conservative" and "liberal":

Main Entry: conservative

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms: Tory, bourgeois, constant, controlled, conventional, die-hard, fearful, fogyish, fuddy-duddy, guarded, hard hat, hidebound, holding to, illiberal, in a rut, inflexible, middle-of-the-road, not extreme, obstinate, old guard, old line, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck, right, right of center, right-wing, timid, traditionalistic, unchangeable, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread

Main Entry: liberal

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms: advanced, avant-garde, broad, broad-minded, enlightened, flexible, free, general, high-minded, humanistic, humanitarian, intelligent, interested, latitudinarian, left, lenient, libertarian, magnanimous, rational, reasonable, receiving, receptive, reformist, tolerant, unbiased, unbigoted, unconventional, understanding, unorthodox, unprejudiced

Which one are you and are you proud?