As I was freezing my butt off in the frigid midwest, I was thinking about Ronald Reagan and his famous 'tear down this wall' speech. That, my friends was compassionate conservatism. Unfortunately, we may not see another conservative like RR for a long time. The ideals that Reagan had were simple-the individual can do a better job of managing his or her own life than the government can. Ronnie saw government as being too intrusive on peoples lives, and that if you give something away for free that could be earned, you are doing that person no favor. I was...