[Superman]

Jamie is correct. It is either dishonesty or ignorance that leads people to point at the founding fathers as "conservative." I assume the most charitable cause, ignorance. Indeed, this entire nation is founded on principles of freedom, a decidedly liberal policy. You can pretend (or be fooled into concluding) that conservatism means freedom, but you can only do this if you don't look closely.

Pat's response to Matt is also on point. Alexander the Great did not "keep" his vanquished states. He restructured them and moved on. Nobody denies that he conquered the known world of his time, nor that he bent them to his will once defeated.

Frankly, America is not like a mugger. It acts more like an extortionist.