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[Lord Krump]

Plenty of people often use the term "conservative" without looking in to what it truly means.

You see, there are two kinds of conservatism. Although they often go hand in hand, sometimes, people may be socially liberal but fiscally conservative (For instance, Bill Clinton could possibly be considered a "fiscal conservative," in some respects.)

Basically, social conservatives are the kind of conservatives people often use the term "conservative" to describe. These are the guys for traditional values n' junk. An example of a primarily social conservative would be Palin.

As for fiscal conservatives, these guys are conservative when it comes to economics. Primarily, they stand for more of an open market, with less government spending. They are often found among the Libertarian and Republican parties, but as with the Bill Clinton example, plenty of Democrats may be fiscally conservative, to an extent (Although socially liberal.)

An example of a socially liberal but fiscally conservative would be the Libertarian party. It stands for strong civil liberties, but strong market liberties, as well. Although they go to the extremes quite a bit, and I disagree with some of their stuff, I'd probably say that my views fall closest to them.

Alright, discuss.