Some social conservatives might support blue laws.
A political conservative would not.
Some social conservatives might support a federal law against the gays marrying.
A political conservative would not.
And so on.
A political conservative would not.
OK, I buy that for starters as a conflict. I would have said virtually all social conservatives would vehemently believe in preserving the existing definition of marriage, and some political conservatives would not.
I guess that's exactly the point. I was trying to posit a rounded definition of overall conservatism. It is my belief that social conservatives would balance their social mores against their political ideals. In most cases, there would be no conflict. A balanced conservative, I believe, would see the inherent risks of impressing their social mores on their neighbors. Howevever, I believe that social conservatism is what prevents political conservatism from degrading into anarchy.