[Repairman Jack]

What you said in that post conflicts with this from the initial vanity.

"A political conservative is someone who believes that the least government is the best government. "


And that is how the social conservative agenda and the political conservative agenda can conflict.

[NutCrackerBoy]

There are conflicts but also resonance between the social and political conservative. Ever read de Tocqueville? It has long been held that what makes limited government feasible is a strong morality among the people. Social conservatives believe that the federal or state government can and should act, despite the other limitations on their power, to support institutions that tend to engender a strong moral character, such as church and marriage.

[Jaysun]

What you said in that post conflicts with this from the initial vanity. "A political conservative is someone who believes that the least government is the best government."

I looked over the article again and realized that. I'm not sure, in retrospect, that most conservatives would agree with the definition (government's only role is to provide defense..trade..) of a political conservative.

Nevertheless, you're point is well taken. Thanks.