John, I must be a conservative- I agree with all those points. (Even though I quibble with your affirmative action point, because I believe that there's an inherent misunderstanding of its goals and the need for it.)

I don't think those qualities are 'conservative', I think they are human and humane, no matter the political labeling. Thank God that I see those beliefs in action every day among people I know and love, some of whose 'labels' I don't even know.