Thanks for the liberal input, Supe.
I'd go so far as to say that libs and cons tend to be ... different, though it's very challenging to make any further generalizations. Conservatives tend to be pessimistic about human nature, but optimistic (or maybe just hopeful?) about trends of life. Liberals tend to be optimistic about human nature (the gov't will take care of you, OBL won't bomb again, providing welfare to people will give them a safety net so they can recover, rather than hang out at the bottom, etc.) and pessimistic about future trends.
Or maybe I'm just throwing out a random assertion. Counter-examples are probably easy. Thoughts?
Dan