See, this article is plain common sense, something liberal lack. Conservative policies bring greater liberty and economic success to greater numbers of people. Unfortunately, gut level emotional appeals on the left often have greater appeal. It takes time to explain why conservatism is best.
Examples:
Drilling oil might kill caribou. Don’t drill.
Chuck is out of work. Give him money.
Sue is pregnant. Get that tissue mass removed ASAP.
Juan is here illegal. He needs help. Make him a citizen.
War in Iraq kills people. Pull troops out ASAP.
A typical conservative response to just one of the above examples (drilling for oil) would be:
Unfortunately, no other energy source is currently economically viable compared to oil, and our economy is dependent on it. Although future technologies might help provide a different answer, our immediate need for oil must be filled. Granted, drilling for oil changes the environment, and it’s certainly possible a few caribou may be killed in the process (out of populations of hundreds of thousands). However, drilling is essentially an engineering challenge where reasonable concerns for the environment can be addressed in addition to getting the oil we need.
A liberal’s head would likely explode long before the conservative explanation was finished.
Dependence on mideast oil kills Americans. Drill.
"Chuck is out of work."
Get a job.
"Sue is pregnant."
Marry the dad.
"Juan is here illegal."
Go home.
"War in Iraq kills people."
Some people need killing.
It isn't hard at all...