[Carry_Okie]

The big difference between libertarians and conservatives is temporal perspective. Conservatives are more focused upon the future, ensuring that families raise healthy and productive children. Libertarians are more focused upon "what I want."

Point that out to them and offer supporting data and some of them actually start to think.

[i_robot73]

Broad brush there, but I’ll take a stab here...

(L) are more focused upon the Constitution; that negates any need to look to the future vs. now.

I’m STILL looking for a definition of ‘Conservative’. Does that entail returning to the ‘good ol’ days’ of JFK/LBJ? Wilson? FDR? Theodore? Lincoln?....Just where in the U.S. timeline of steady Socialism is the ‘end all’? In that regard, IMHO, the (L) doctrine (is it Const.??) makes things MUCH easier.

I’m seen, even here, way too many (C) who will back the JBT or War on Drugs....and then bad-mouth the (L) for ‘helping the GOP lose’ or being ‘liberal’; just blows my mind.

IMHO, the author is correct in one aspect...we SHOULD be working together to restore our Republic. But when the GOP/etc. pass NSA, TSA, No Child, etc., why should the (L) care to mesh?

[Spktyr]

You do know there are such things as conservative libertarians, right? Conservatism is not limited to people pulling the (R) lever.