I’m not sure... she says she’s looked at his record and what he wants to do, and what appeals to her and her friends is his desire for change from the current state of the government and government institutions. She’s such a liberal in every other way though, and her friends are even worse... I’m really surprised.
Though I’d say they’re strong libertarian positions more than conservative positions.
Maybe you're right. In the George Bush era, conservatism no longer means limited government and constitutional freedom. That was Reagan conservatism. Today, we call it - or the Bush-Rudybots on FR Call it - "kooky."
Sorry, but I'm still - along with Ron Paul - a conservative of the old, small-government school. Bush's big-government, big-spend, big-tax, big-borrow, big-debt policies haven't caught on with me.