re: Abe Lincoln didn't seem to think so and neither do I. (oh, oh, does that makes me and Lincoln conservatives?)
as a matter of linguistics, coservatism is defined by ascribed status and religious conformity.
* Well, thanks, for lumping me and conservatives in that mess (SARC!) "Ascribed status and religious conformity"????
Government is seen as the bastion of defense for the institutions that support these ideals.
* Ah, so the government is only to defend institutions. Things have changed. (SARC)
But to paraphrase Forest Gump, change happens.
* Thankfully, so, Publius, thankfully so.
