Actually, he is fairly conservative in the traditional sense of the word, which eschews laissez faire and libertinismFREEDOM in favor of societal curbs on errant individual behavior.
Fixed it for you, Rudybot. ;)
16 posted on 08/16/2013 7:58:08 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments
(I remember when a President having an "enemies list" was a scandal. Now, they have a kill list.)