[ex-snook]

"I thought conservatives were against that sort of thing. "

Hey conservatives are against the government being involved in anything except abortion, oil spills and being the world's policeman.

[MichiganConservative]

...except abortion, oil spills and being the world's policeman.

Don't forget drugs. Conservatives are all about growing and feeding the beast when it involves militarizing police to kick in the doors of "bad people" who smoke and sell substances the government deems "bad".