If you stop and think about it - modern day "conservatives" are the liberals. Leftists are authoritarian/totalitarian, with nearly unlimited funds and control of academia, news organizations, hollywood, etc. - and paint everyone who doesn't toe their spiel as *fascists*. It's a neat trick, you have to admit.
Frankly I think the terms "conservative" and "liberal" are meaningless. The true measure of an individual's political leanings is the amount of sovereignty he's willing to concede to a government. And I just realized by putting it that way, you know where I stand.