The Washington Times (a good paper) reports on a Harris poll which points out what we all know: conservatives stand for morals; and liberals don’t.
Conservatives, morals linked in poll
Americans have come to perceive conservatism as a stronghold of traditional ideas: According to a new Harris poll, the public believes conservatives support moral values and oppose same-sex “marriage,” homosexual rights and abortion.
And liberals provided almost a mirror image of the findings.
According to a survey of 2,209 adults in mid-January, 85 percent said conservatives opposed same-sex “marriage.” When asked the same question about liberals, 78 percent said the group would support same-sex “marriage.”
Another 81 percent said conservatives opposed homosexual rights while 82 percent said that liberals would support the same issue.
In addition, 77 percent said conservatives opposed abortion rights and 84 percent said liberals supported those rights.
“In the past, conservatives were often labeled as unkind or hard-hearted, mostly because liberals were espousing the feel-good issues du jour, popular among Hollywood stars and other vocal figures,” said Ian Walters, spokesman for the Virginia-based American Conservative Union.
The public was receptive and comfortable with typical liberal causes, he said.
“But then September 11 brought with it the awful reality that America was vulnerable to attack, that there was evil in the world. Conservative values, which protect our way of life, became more acceptable and accessible to many Americans after that,” Mr. Walters said.
[…] Meanwhile, the Harris poll found that 70 percent said conservatives supported cutting taxes while 39 percent believed the same thing about liberals.
[my bolding—ed]
On the last point, here in Canada, Liberal Prime Minister Paul (“we lead the world”) Martin has explicitly stated that despite over taxing us to the tune of over $10 BILLION, he has no plans to reduce taxes, rather, he said, he plans to increase social programs and create new ones.
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