How exactly have liberals 'ruined' the economy? Why it is from 'social' liberalism. People can run into the tall grass to escape in a blind fear of 'social conservatism', but that is exactly what these heathen liberals have taken advantage of US ridiculing US as 'evil'. I can't wait for the big heavy foot of liberal conservatives back hand 'social' conservatives so they can cough cough 'win'.
Well, lets not mix social and socialism. Similar, but not the same. Also, all issues are social or economic to a degree.
Entitlements brought on by socialism will bankrupt the nation. This is liberal economics. Is there a social aspect to it? Sure. But socialism without an economic mechanism is just sappy sentimentality. Who cares about a 'social contract' if it doesn't cost anything?
With, say, abortion or gay marriage, those are pure social issues. The economic impact is negligible. There are some costs that go into either, but the real dilemma is the moral aspect of it. How are these issues handled in a just society.
While you can certainly make the case that if you're soft on social issues, you'll be soft on economic issues, most Americans aren't going to grasp that connection. It makes some of the work we need to do more delicately presented to the people than it should have to be. If that means avoiding ruffling some social feathers in order to ruffle economic ones, that's probably a good strategic move when the situation has deteriorated as far as it has with us.