[Superman]

Mule, I know what I like. And frankly, a lot of the notions I hold are very similar to those of folks that consider themselves to be conservative. As far as I'm concerned, if two same-sex people want to get married, grow and smoke pot, burn a flag, represent workers in grievance processes, have abortions, etc., then that's fine by me. But those activities are not fine under conservative thinking. Now, I know you'll disagree with my mischaracterization just like I disagree with your mischaracterization of liberalism. The truth has been a major casualty these days. Politics is pure smoke and mirrors today, and all negative values have been rolled together into "liberalism" in peoples' minds, and all positive characteristics have been rolled into "conservatism." That's bunk.

And as I said before, if everyone who understands gubmint and land use issues disappeared, you self-labeled "copnservatives" would be left to handle this issue on your own. And you know what? You'd have to deal with it.....you'd be the new "gubmint," and you'd regulate land use. Pretending that you wouldn't, and that everyone would be totally free to behave as they pleased, is eigher dishonest or ignorant.

We have examples of unregulated land use. It's not pretty, as they say.