liberal, not democrat

one thing i want to clear up: i don't really like the democrats. i just like them a lot more than this current batch of republicans. i think the two main parties are inherently flawed in their practices and they both concede too much to their financial backers. i know i come off as a demo because they tout support for many things i believe in, and i'm outspoken about my dislike for republicans. that doesn't mean they really speak for me. i'm the worst kind of independent: i sound a lot like one of the main parties, but do not align myself with any third party. i am merely a liberal.