How can you call a man a conservative, that calls Joe Lieberman a conservative? He supports the idea and the reality of a large centralized govt, he is not a conservative. Individual instances of support for pro-life, or lower taxes does not mean that his ideal is a govt no bigger than the Constitution and the 10th amendment specifies. That is what a conservative needs to believe in to be a conservative. Without the restriction on the Fed, we end up fighting battles over every single issue, instead of relying on the backstop of safety the Constitution should provide.
Medved used to call Lieberman “St Joe” in a mocking manner during the 2000 campaign.