I read a slogan somewhere, I'm not sure who to give credit to, that went something like this; "Barak Obama wants to kill babies and raise taxes, Sarah Palin wants to kill taxes and raise babies." On the face of it, it is a catchy phrase and pretty much sums up the differences in the campaigns. However, this one little slogan sums up the conservative philosophy at its core, which I think is best summed up by saying conservatism is the support of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – all the philosophies liberalism is against.
How is raising babies and killing taxes at the core of conservatism? Overtaxed people cannot raise babies.