What is a Liberal Democrat?

There are a lot of bumper stickers on cars these days depicting the political views of the driver. Whenever I spot a liberal with an Obama sticker, I try to get a look at the driver and always find they look quite normal, it's just they have been brainwashed. The story below illustrates the environment in which we are raised will dictate how we think later on. 

A first grade teacher explained to her class that she was a liberal Democrat. She then asked her students to raise their hands if they were liberal Democrats, too. Not really knowing what a liberal Democrat was, but wanting to please their teacher, hands exploded into the air like fleshy fireworks.

There was, however, one exception. A girl named Lucy had not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asked Lucy why she decided to be different.

"Because I'm not a liberal Democrat," Lucy said.

The teacher asked, "Then what are you?"

"I'm a proud conservative" said the little girl.

The teacher, a little perturbed & red-faced, asked Lucy why she was a conservative?

Lucy proclaimed, "Well, I was brought up to trust in myself and freedom, instead of relying on an intrusive government to care for me and do all of my thinking. My Dad and Mom are conservative, and I am a conservative too."

The teacher calmly pointed out, "That's no reason. What if your Mom and Dad were both morons? What would you be then?"

Lucy answered, "Then, I'd be a liberal Democrat."