I was pushed off the fence into conservative territory some years back with help of three very conservative YOUNG women whose questions about the policies of my very questionable Democratic Party I had no answers for. And none of these women knew each other. Each situation was a completely different circumstance. The argument that conservatism appeals strictly to uneducated white male louts is bogus. But of course liberals like to use that explanation in place of an honest argument.
I am not your typical Freeper conservative. But my political leanings certainly are more closely mirrored here than in the Democratic Party.
That being said, there is some truth to what author of the article said. It was written stereotypically, but most of the conservatives I know believe that everyone is on the government tit but them, but they too have their "pet programs" or special protections.
I have seen so many "conservative businessmen" blame every setback on some sort of government interference when in fact many are lucky to have a business at all. Many simply have no clue as to how to run a business and their "15 minutes of business fame" has faded, but it's something, typically the government, that they will blame for all their failings.