Virtually anyone can become a liberal. Here are the prerequisites:

1. You must believe the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.

2. You must believe the same teacher who cannot teach 4th graders to read is somehow qualified to teach them about sex.

3. You must believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than nuclear weapons in the hands of Chinese Communists.

4. You must believe there was no art before Federal funding.

5. You must believe global temperatures are less affected by cyclical, documented changes in the earth's climate, and more affected by SUVs.

6. You must believe gender roles are artificial, but homosexuality is natural.

7. You must be against capital punishment, but in favor of abortion on emand.

8. You must believe business creates oppression and  the government ceates prosperity.

9. You must believe self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.

10. You must believe the military, not politicians, start wars where military personnel, not  politicians, die.

11. You must believe the NRA is bad because it supports  certain parts ofthe Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts of the Constitution.

12. You must believe taxes are too  low, but ATM fees are too high.

13. You must believe standardized tests  are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides aren't.

14. You must believe  Hillary Clinton is a lady.

15. You must believe the only reason socialism  hasn't worked anywhere
it's been tried is because the right people haven't been  in charge.

16. You must believe homosexual parades are Constitutionally  protected, but religious displays are illegal.