Short political statement

I can't be leftist or liberal because they trust government too much. They're far too statist.

I can't be libertarian because the trust the individual too much. They're far too relativist.

That leaves me as a traditional thinker, a conservative. We might quibble that what I'm calling conservative is the classic liberalism of the American Revolution. But, whatever. It's conservatism in today's United States.

Just my quick philosophical thoughts on a cold, snowy Friday in February. Does that warm your heart at all?