Like I said, "counter examples ought to be easy," and "further generalizations are challenging."
In terms of how people in general will respond, liberals tend to be more optimistic. For example, libs (generally) believe that giving gov't money to single mothers with no jobs will help. It will give them some safety net, and a chance to get back on their feet. The assumption is not that they will take advantage of the system. Libs (generally) are more in favor of unions (Supe, I know you're an exception to that), on the grounds that individual people, the workers, are more honorable than large corporations.
Specific examples? Libs are certainly smart enough to make exceptions to their general principles. Not that I agree with their logic against Bush, but they've taken inputs and reached a conclusion that they find reasonable, in a specific case.
(shrug) Just tossing out an idea. Discussion is fun.
Dan