That was when "liberal" meant, as one would expect from the root word, "in favor of personal liberty". Since then, a Clintonian definition game shifted the term to mean "in favor of socialism".
Exactly right. The Democrats have taken a perfectly good word and tuned into something reviled. The original "liberal" was in favor of both personal liberty, and personal responsibility. Todays "liberal" is in favor of collectivism (communism) and collective irresponsibility. (since there is no such thing as collective responsibility)
They have murdered the word "Liberal".