john,
your idea that conservatives have all the right ideas and liberals have all the wrong ideas is completely flawed logic. Each side can point to certain things in the past and say they are better than the other sometimes with no definitive backup to support their theory.
The main issue with conservatism today is there is a huge difference between a conservative and a conservative in office. This was not the case up until the last 8 years or so, but it seems that the power that was gained by the bush administration and congress after 9/11 was mismanaged and the conservatives in office got sucked into this power hungry, quasi-patriotic, "we are over-spending for good things we promise" attitude. They failed in their own ideals and have no integrity or respect any more from the majority of americans, which showed in the polls 2 years ago and in november. Also, if the only alternative a conservative in office has to the current crisis and proposed stimulus is to "cut taxes for everyone" instead, they will sink even lower.
What helped the liberals is their lack of insight and lack of action. Lol. They are being rewarded because they basicly did nothing when this went on and are reaping the benefits for it today.
I think the conservative side and liberal side both have decent ideas, if used in moderation and intermixed with the others. Neither a completely conservative nor a completely liberal agenda would benefit this country as a whole. I think obama has done a decent job so far (considering what he jumped into, and remember spending more will help us out of this mess, cutting more will not. It sucks but cannot be avoided atm). He has been far more centrist than i thought he would be, and the proof in that is when you hear about how many democrats disagree with his strategies. <<<that is a good sign.
Btw- siriusxm closes around 36.5 today (my on-topic moment)