What the HELL is political conservative? A small gov’t type? I’d be willing to bet 90% of these so called “social conservatives” you deride would be just like me and want to shitcan the Dept of Ed, BATF, HUD, Homeland Security and roll it back to the FBI and CIA, DSHS and about 75% of the nonsense the feds currently do.
How’s that for political conservativism? Just because we ALSO want to protect the 2A, the 1A, the 4A and the constitutional rights of the most innocent members of society, does not mean that we are not “politically conservative”.
Now if some sap strolls along and suggests abortion is a “constitutional right” that we taxpayers must fund and that we need to go after “special interests” that have blocked reforms on global warming then I would call that POS a liberal. Political, social, moral and otherwise.
It's a big world, with all sorts of folks who have all sorts of ideas.
Certainly a person can be both a social and a political conservative.
But there are a large number of us 'contract with America' voters who are socially liberal, politically conservative.
We *used* to be welcome here. When we agreed on political issues, we worked together. When we disagreed on social issues, we debated.
That balance seems to be a thing of the past. Now, if I'm not a 'social C', i'm a blankety-blank-blank liberal.
I guess that's just the new way of things.