But he still finds his new role - no longer the liberal hero but now the administration bad guy - befuddling.

He was lionised as a liberal hero in London.

At 75, however, he was too frail to contribute much except his prestige as one of the country's liberal heroes.

If we are going to adopt generational chauvinism as dogma, many past heroes will be diminished, including liberal heroes.

He was considered "something of a liberal hero."

Mayor Lindsay was re-elected and became a liberal hero.

The whole system is rotten, including traditional liberal heroes.

As senior partner, McPherson has also helped recruit liberal heroes of a more recent vintage as cigarette lobbyists.

Unexpectedly, he became a liberal hero for his support of civil liberties.

In the original production, Powell really was a liberal hero.