Actually, I am one of the most conservative of people. My problem (and increasingly so) is that we conservatives are voting for people who are less liberal than the alternative. When someone stands up and says they are for smaller less intrusive government and the protection of the constitution as written, or that they will not engage in nation building, then I expect that person to honor his word to those who voted for him. Government size and spending is expanding as fast as ever. We have homeland security and the patriot act and at the same time do nothing to protect our borders. We are "rebuilding" Iraq. I'm sure that you see the problem here for some conservatives.
Richard W.
And, yes I agree with you. Government continues to grow at an alarming rate and, as you said, the borders remain largely unprotected. Problem is, there is no political camp to which you can take your vote. For a conservative, that would be the Republican party. If you know of another party that's going anywhere in the foreseeable future, please let me know.