Thanks so much for including 'people interested in conservative ideals'! I think of myself as "the last of the New Deal Democrats" but I'm really interested in conservative ideas. Unfortunately I have no tolerance for hate-mongering, bullying or the Religious Reicht, so most political stuff on TV & radio & most of the easily-found web sources are not my cuppa. (Please note that I didn't say that liberal, progressive &/or alternative sources are always sane either. ;-)

I'm looking forward to reading & thinking about stuff here, & seeing how the different flavors of "conservative" blend. (For example, do libertarians automatically oppose conservatives who believe that government should support & ensure behavior in accordance with religious laws? I'm not trying be a smartass--I really do want to know the answer to questions like this. Simpleminded, maybe, but I'm willing to try to learn....)