Paul Rosenberg has written an absolutely brilliant piece over at Kos on the apparent paradox of conservative governance and why conservatives might consider giving liberalism a chance. This is an argument that I have been trying to articulate for years without success so I won’t try to summarize it, and it's far too succinctly nuanced to clip. Just go read it [1] for yourself.
Links:
[1] http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/11/11/161139/38
[2] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthehindsightfactor.com%2Fare_liberals_the_true_conservatives&linkname=Are%20Liberals%20the%20%27true%27%20Conservatives%3F