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They have their beliefs, which they accept as true from the outset. When it comes time to defend those beliefs through reason, conservatives make strange, illogical arguments that cannot be followed, like the Chewbacca Defense.

Please tell me, do you support abortion but abhor the death penalty?

Innocent babies ought never be killed. That is why we are against abortion. But sometimes war HAS to be fought. It is for the greater, global good. This is much different from a woman saying, "For MY good, I will kill this child."

The same applies to the death penalty. Some people are so unconcerned with the law or rules that they cannot be allowed to live free amoung people. It is right that they be eliminated, then by no chance will they be released, or escape to kill again. Some here, concerned with problems in the judicial system, no longer support the death penalty. IF we could be positively assured that liberal judges would not release dangerous predators onto our streets, even less people would support the death penalty.

To allow dangerous despots to continue torture, to kill innocent babies in the womb, and to allow dangerous killers to walk our streets is hardly a "compassionate" choice.

"Please tell me, do you support abortion but abhor the death penalty? "

Saying that a liberal "supports abortion" is like saying a conservative "supports kids dying from gun-related accidents". I think abortion is bad, as do most every person, but I think the right of a woman to make her own decisions about her life, body, and health overrides my personal opinion about abortion (or anything else, for that matter).

I see the death penalty as different, because, unlike an abortion, my tax dollars go to support the institution that is actually killing the person. A civilized society has no need for something as savage as a death penalty. Knowing that somebody "bad" has died does not make me feel better about the world. And given the number of times we've been wrong (given recent advances in DNA evidence) the risk of killing an innocent person is not worth the benefits of knowing that a "bad" person has died. (Actually, I see no benefits to knowing that a "bad" person has died.)

"But sometimes war HAS to be fought."

This is not actually true. War never "has to be" fought. It is your personal anxiety and aggression at the world that makes you have this view, and if you could get over it the world would be a much safer place.

"It is for the greater, global good."

Look at the pictures in the links I gave you. Look at the faces of the people. Imagine if it was your family, your mother, your baby who was accidentally bombed by the not-so-smart bombs. Would you consider that to be the "greater, global good"?

The people dying in Iraq are not the people who did 9/11. They are civilians (7000 so far) who are as innocent as the ones who died in the twin towers.