Words actually have meanings

In this age of Orwellian newspeak it might be useful to remember that words actually have meanings.
For instance    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
liberal
 
SYLLABICATION:
lib·er·al
PRONUNCIATION:
  lbr-l, lbrl
ADJECTIVE:
1a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry. b. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. c. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism. d. Liberal Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. 2a. Tending to give freely; generous: a liberal benefactor. b. Generous in amount; ample: a liberal serving of potatoes. 3. Not strict or literal; loose or approximate: a liberal translation. 4. Of, relating to, or based on the traditional arts and sciences of a college or university curriculum: a liberal education. 5a. Archaic Permissible or appropriate for a person of free birth; befitting a lady or gentleman. b. Obsolete Morally unrestrained; licentious.
NOUN:
1. A person with liberal ideas or opinions. 2. Liberal A member of a Liberal political party.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, generous, from Old French, from Latin lberlis, from lber, free. See leudh- in Appendix I.


 
conservative
 
SYLLABICATION:
con·ser·va·tive
PRONUNCIATION:
  kn-sûrv-tv
ADJECTIVE:
1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change. 2. Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit. 3. Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate. 4a. Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism. b. Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement. 5. Conservative Of or belonging to the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada. 6. Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism. 7. Tending to conserve; preservative: the conservative use of natural resources.
NOUN:
1. One favoring traditional views and values. 2. A supporter of political conservatism. 3. Conservative A member or supporter of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada. 4. Archaic A preservative agent or principle.

Orwell writes about the decline of language in this essay-

http://www.george-orwell.org/Politics_and_the_English_Language/0.html

Or you can just let great minds like Limbaugh,Coulter,and O'Reilly do your thinking for you. What the hell, it's easier,less time consuming...