re: Why are you a conservative?
Conservatives believe in small and unobtrusive government, the right to own property and conduct one's own economic life through business. They favor low taxes, public order and strong national defense, as well as a minimum of government interference and regulation in our public, economic, and private life.
I believe in these things too, I think everyone does, even liberals.
I'm waiting now with bated breath. There has got to be one hell of an asterisk at the end of that.