How conservative do you conservatives want America to be?
912836
Freedom of religion - Do what you want to do as far as it doesn't violate any laws (murder, theft, polygamy, etc), Economic- Free Market with the fewest government interferences as possible (barring a reasonable minimum wage and anti-monopoly actions), Social - Provide for those that ABSOLUTELY need it, and when they get up, drop the support to force them to make it on their own.  Foreign Policy - Leave others alone, trade, form alliances (economic), but if you mess with the US, we pound your face in.  No more of this "we can't bomb them because they are in a mosque (or church, just to be fair)" crap.
1116855
I wouldn't go that far. I know several Republicans who are quite firm in their beliefs (most of them can't stand Bush, but that's another issue) I'd think of it more as theory vs. reality - it's easy to believe something until you see the effect it has on people. Like the old joke goes, a conservative is a liberla who's been mugged.
98575
You're going to get some real heat over this question. Conservatives will say you are not entitled to your opinions. Whenever a liberal administration takes over, you will see the world will step back from the brink.  I just pray we don't get past the 'tipping point' (see link). \nConservatives care about conservatives, but liberals care about everyone.
53909
I classify myself as a "moderate", but am far more Conservative then I am Liberal.\n\nI believe in law and order.  I believe in a strong defense.  I strongly oppose racism, and any other form of discrimination.\n\nWhen it comes to politics, I refuse to follow either party in lockstep.  I make up my own mind, based on personal belief and conscience.  I do not let attachments to a "political party" determine my opinion on the topics of the day.\n\nI think the largest reason that "Liberals" attack "Conservatives" is guilt.  They also tend to have a very simplistic point of view of the world.  To them, everything is black or white.  And since they are "right", everybody who does not agree with them is "wrong".\n\nAnd to take that a step further, everything Conservatives believe in must be wrong, and opposed.  This is not a logical point of view, and most of their reactions show that.  This is why they can fully support every military action that Bill Clinton took, and oppose every action that George Bush took.\n\nAnd that they can say at one time that being in the military is not a requirement for being President, then turn right around and call Bush a "Draft Dodger", even though he served in the National Guard.  It is illogical and does not make sense, but that does not matter.
569557
Conservative to the bone baby!!!!!!!!!!!!
796054
Yes, me.  I will not vote for a person who will increase the size of government, take away american freedoms, and spend my grandkids tax dollars, before they are even born.  Because I am conservative.
272357
As fair disclosure, I'm probably somewhere considerably to the left of moderate.\n\nFor me, it's not the party that matters as much as the person's motivation for having that political philosophy.  Any conservative who is a conservative purely because of their religion or their heritage is a lost cause.  So is any liberal who only hates Bush because they think it's cool, since they heard that Green Day does it too.\n\nHowever, if someone has formed their views by studying the issues first-hand, thinking about their own system of values, and researching the tenets that their country (the U.S., in my case) were built on, then they will probably be able to discuss politics pretty rationally.
84297
I would note for democratic so I would not vote for Clinton.  I would vote conservative.  Whatever president, most likely republican, would strive to keep america the strong country it is, to conserve our constituion and not try to change it.
703130
It's a paradigm issue. Democrats tend to believe in the social contract, that we are stronger as a nation when we empower each other and conduct our government for broad social benefit rather than for individual benefit. Republicans, on the other hand, operate from a lower level of human development where individual empowerment means "survival of the fittest", "a sucka's born every minute", "dominion over the planet means plunder rather than guardianship", "them first so that their "superior" genes survive", genecide, rigging elections, lying and torture are ok if it means their survival" sort of reasoning and so-called "values". They have never believed in the American Dream. Since the beginning of this democracy, the dream to be free and have a fair chance has been under attack by the Conservative's belief system. Republicans and Conservatives do not believe in the U.S. Constitution, unless it serves their self-interests. They have never been real Americans. Real Americans believe in free speech. Conservatives do not. Real Americans look out for each other's rights in our pluralistic society. Conservatives do not. Conservatives do not care for anyone but themselves and their own viewpoints, their own religions, their own bank accounts. That is their platform. They would have the rest of us put down like animals or enslaved if they could get away with it. They are not believers in the common good. They plunder, even from the weak. They do not care about their own neighbors or their own communities or people who are different than they are. They prefer to live in gated communities and build massive fences and walls. They relentlessly strive to disenfranchise as many people from the American Dream as possible. They fought against Americans who wanted slavery abolished. They fought against black Americans who wanted to vote. They fought against female Americans who wanted to vote. They fought against Americans who wanted to keep church and state separate. They fought against older and disabled Americans who wanted American public restrooms and sidewalks to accomodate wheelchairs. They fought against American workers who wanted a decent minimum wage and a forty-hour work week. They fight to this day against poor people by refusing to raise the minimum wage yet voting themselves raises in legislative bodies. They fought against American children and forced them to work like slaves in factories and mines. They fought against American children and spent our money making arms dealers rich while taking money away from the public school system. They fought against working American mothers who needed equal pay and decent childcare. They fought against hungry American babies and slashed preschool nutrional programs for the poor. They fought against pregnant poor Americans and slashed prenatal care programs. They fought against American healthcare professionals who were struggling to stop the spread of AIDS and they blocked the distribution of condoms that would have saved millions of American lives. They fought against American homosexuals who wanted to be able to rent a house or an apartment and live together in peace. They fought against American police organizations that pleaded for a ban on the guns that slaughter police officers and over 40,000 Americans every year. They fought against Americans who tried to protect the environment and people from pollution and poisons that are being put in the air and water, by conservatives, mostly. They fought against every American in court who has struggled to protect our freedom of speech. They fight against Americans who want the Internet to remain free. They fight against Americans who want peace and they fight to protect their right to profit from war. They fought against a common ground like this Yahoo site, a common ground where people from all tribes and nations of the world could gather and share ideas and
1067831
The generally accepted definition is that liberals expect government to provide services to all of the citizens, and expect government to protect the freedoms and rights of all citizens.\n\nConservatives generally want less government, which means less government services, less government protection for citizens, and expect citizens to rely only on themselves for their needs and not government.\n\nLook at how the conservative point of view has been corrupted over the past 20 years -- even the Republican platform still states that they believe in less government, yet W has enlarged the government (through the creation of new departments, hiring of employees, etc.) more than any other president since FDR.  Conservatives officially believe in less government spending, yet W has spent more than any president in history, while cutting taxes for the rich so that there is no way to pay for all that spending without borrowing money to run up the biggest deficit in US history.  At the same time he cuts government's services for the needy, he spends our money on defense contractors, needless wars, and incompetent agencies that do nothing to provide any real protection.  "Conservative" has moved away from its original meaning, being taken over by religious fanatics (who want government to do MORE to enforce their own religious rules on all Americans) and by big-money defense/oil companies who want all the government's money but don't want to pay any taxes.\n\nLiberalism has changed as well, though not as dramatically.  Many "visible" liberals today are for everyone's rights except the fundamentalist religions, which they would like to squash.  True liberalism is hard, you need to accept and protect the rights of everyone, even those you don't agree with.  Many current so-called liberals don't live up to that ideal.
775217
This question is rhetorical, of course, because there is absolutely nothing "conservative" about slapping the United States Constitution and the American people in the face.\n\nIf Republicans would just admit they are scaredy-cats who believe in police states, not democratic Republics and certainly not conservatism, they would have more credibility.
563432
I would like a 3rd party-(CONSERVATIVES)-
529582
I am a red blooded conservative.\nLong live the Constitution!!!
1112137
There is really no need; those of conservative values have won the house, the senate and the white house.  The media harps on their left wing agenda and the masses vote against them...
840878
Conservatives:\n\nDefend Bush and his mess in Iraq\n\nDefend sexual predators in their party.\n\nTwist words of Democrats when they are desperate.\n\nAre leaving their own party in droves by now.\n\nThose who stay in the now-stale "Neo-Right" are shameless.\n\nAnd immoral.
1025846
I hope so. There are decent moderate people on both sides of the aisle. We've had to deal with the extremes (left and right) for too long. It'd be nice to have someone in the middle. Very few Americans are on the fringes like most of our choices have been lately.
699164
Conservatives are pro-business. Conservatives believe in lower taxes for the wealthiest (even if the result is government deficit spending) in the belief that the wealthy will invest that money in the stock market and businesses will hire more people with the additional investment. Conservatives do not believe in environmental regulations that can cause businesses to spend more money to keep pollutants out of the air. Conservatives believe in government regulation of peoples lives (such as abortion and laws against gay people).\n\nLiberals believe in higher taxes for the wealthiest to redistribute the wealth in the form of government services such as welfare for those living in poverty. Until welfare reform in the 1990s, the welfare system in the United States was often abused by those who were not truly needy. Liberals believe in environmental regulation and a cleaner environment, even if businesses have to install equipment to release less pollutants into the atmosphere. Liberals believe in less government interference in peoples personal lives (such as laws allowing abortion and laws protecting people from discrimination).\n\nAlthough most Americans are registered with the Conservative Republican Party or with the Liberal Democratic Party, many Americans do not always vote for the candidate of their party's choosing. These 'cross-over" voters combined with Independent voters result in federal elections that are often decided by slim margins.