[Smokin' Joe]

But...but...but... Conservatives understand that if you give someone who leads a fouled up life the means to lead a better life, they will squander those means and go right back to leading the same fouled-up life.

As for the rest of being happier,

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

It is nice to not spend life pi$$ed off at the world for not being my idea of perfect.

[Ouderkirk]

Conservatives believe in FREEDOM.

With freedom comes responsibilities and consequences.

Conservatives understand that one is free to make good or bad life choices. That with bad choices come the negative consequences.

Liberals believe that all choices are equivalent and should yield positive outcomes.

Their unhappiness grows out of their inability to reconcile negative consequences from bad choices, since all choices should yield a positive outcome.