The Clintons were the reason any former youthful liberal leanings were rooted out of my system.
The Toons were the impetus for me, but it was the internet that really paved my way. Lots of info at my fingertips. No more depending on the usual suspects who had their own axes to grind. I think there are two kinds of libs: the ignorant, and the ideologues. I was one of the former.