What does it mean to be politically liberal?

I'm writing an essay on being politically liberal but I can't find any real information on what it means. If you could, give an example and an explanation.What does it mean to be politically liberal?
To be politically ';liberal'; means that you are pro abortion, anti gun, pro big governmant, pro amnesty for illegal aliens, you want draconion taxes imposed upon the rich, you think healthcare is a right, you think the military is evil and shouldn't be funded, and that people that do not work or are non-productive members of society should get a hand out.What does it mean to be politically liberal?
When you are a kid you think like a kid then you are a liberal. As you start discovering principles that work in all areas of life that tells you there is an absolute truth but you can't know in its fullness, then you start moving toward conservatism. Politically liberal means that there is a political truth but we can only discover ';principles'; that works. Many people don't give a hoot about truth because they are more interested on what they can earn. Many political leaders are there for their personal gain and don't care about truth. So there are librals because of ignorance and also because personal interests.
Liberal: Noun; can be used as adjective.





A way to describe a lazy person, often times a minority, that does not feel like working, but wants to live a lavish lifestyle. Main opponents of the hard working, moral conservatives.
It's common for Liberals not to know what they believe.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism





It may scare you to find out.





I think of myself as a 1950's Liberal Modern Republican
it means you think before you open you mouth. or do something dumb. conservative USED to mean that. But that changed when they started working together against us.
It means being very generous with other people's money.





For example , charging the middle class a 14% tax on their adjusted gross income to pay for someone elses medical coverage.
Look up ';liberal'; in WikiPedia.





The answers here will be mostly garbage.
Liberal = Selfish Laziness
It can be summed up as being out of touch with reality.
It's the polite way to say brain dead.
to want others to support you while you refuse to work