Well. here I am sticking my neck out because - although I risk being labeled as theologically liberal - I qualify as as politically liberal.
First, let me define liberal in the sense I mean it
Conservative - Believe that the status-quo, society norms, and traditional government systems - in other words "the tried and true" are the best approach to current challenges.
Liberal - Believe that change is needed, that current society norms are not OK as they are, and traditional government systems need an overall - in other words a re-vamping is needed.
Now, I would be surprised that very many Christians fall in the conservative camp by this definition.
Let's bring this lens in focus.
Abortion -
The status-quo (whether we like it or not) is that abortion is both legal and increasingly acceptable in our society. Current government systems both encourage and support this fact, and this trend.
The conservative position - Please correct me if I am mistaken - Is that the best way to turn this around and bring a stop to this practice is to make abortion illegal
The Christian liberal position - Rather than passing laws and funding enforcement of those laws, the resources would be more effectively used to increase educational and economic opportunities for women, supporting families and creating laws that protect the family - through health insurance, regulation of employee rights to family leave etc...
Studies have been done that indicate the most common causes for abortion.
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3711005.pdf
The idea is that by reducing the causes of abortion the symptoms will be reduced as well.
Gay marriage - This matter can not (unfortunately) be left to the individual states. Every state, under law, must recognize a marriage performed in every other state. I think the best solution is Domestic Partnerships that would allow a gay couple to enjoy the same legal rights and privileges as a married couple. I do NOT believe this is a MORAL union. Only that our government has no right to enforce moral believes on another person - provided that person is not bringing direct harm, or serious threat of harm, to the person or property of another. The consequences of giving our government THAT kind of authority boggle the mind and cause me to cringe.
Obama - He is our President. Like it or not, we are under a moral obligation - clearly spelled out in the Bible - to both pray for him and respect his authority.
Get over it - I had to swallow the same pill under Bush LOL
That being said -
How can you tell when a politician is lying?
Their lips are moving.
How do we know that ALL our political representatives are insane?
They actually WANTED the job.
Obama is a politician and, as politicians go, he's pretty good. Although he hasn't accomplished as much as he would have liked, he has accomplished a good deal, and God Bless him.
So there you go. Let the fun begin!