[Gena Bukin]

I wouldn't give up being able to walk two blocks to the hardware store, walk three blocks to the grocery store, walk one block to a bar for a beer, or walk 5 blocks for a Michelin rated restaurant, which I can do from my house here in Chicago, for 10 mansions in the suburbs.

I live in a neighborhood where I can do this. It's not an urban area, though, more like a village, very safe, little crime and being able to walk places is something I appreciate. I grew up in a typical 70s suburb where it was 1.5 miles just to the entrance and another 1.5 miles to the nearest grocery store. Nothing but homes to pass along the way. Pretty much needed a car to get anywhere. I like the fact that I can put my son in his stroller and walk 10 minutes to Vons for a gallon of milk.

[triumphant values]

Pretty much needed a car to get anywhere. I like the fact that I can put my son in his stroller and walk 10 minutes to Vons for a gallon of milk.

Of course, that's a natural thing to want.

A lot of what's passed off as conservative is just "things liberals don't like". Liberals like walkable communities therefore they must be bad according to some Freepers.

I say what could be more conservative than a close knit neighborhood with thriving businesses? We need to really shake that "liberals like = bad", mindset.