I've gotta respectfully disagree with a lot of what you say, Kendall. From my view point, a liberal is someone who when asked for a piece of bread, goes and grabs one of his neighbors and gives it to the man. As a conservative, I'm just as likely to give the guy a piece of bread voluntarily as a liberal is. The difference is, I don't like being forced to do so by the government. The principal is this: Any thing that it is wrong for one individual to do to another (like steal his loaf of bread), it is still wrong for a group to form an organization (the government) to do to the other on their behalf. They can educate, persuade, cajole, etc. but NOT use force to get the guy to give up his bread involuntarily.

Here are some things you don't need to be, and still be a good conservative: ignorant, racist, sexist, rich, homophobic, uncaring, uncompassionate, and anti-union.

Here are some things you do need to be, to be a good conservative (under the US system): responsible, freedom-loving, and unwilling to use the government to force your neighbor to do what you think is right .

Remember, we US conservatives are trying to conserve the ideas of the radicals of 1776 & 1787. So as far as conservative folk songs, how about "Yankee Doodle"?