Well I thought I had the monopoly on "liberal" Republicanism around here. I don't think that is it. I am not sure what it is. Maybe it is the cult of the Arnold personality or something.
There's a difference: You are a "liberal" for honest ideological reasons (with which I differ but can at least understand). You are at least willing to consider other perspectives. The people to which I refer are "liberal" to be easing the greasing on both sides of the aisle, for purely practical reasons. They call themselves "moderates" because they want access to whomever is in power, they want government to be able to deliver on political favors, but they call themselves "conservatives" because they don't want to pay taxes either. Methinks you know the type.