“We conservatives are fonder of old ways than you [liberals] are. That’s in our definition. Some of our people are obtuse; so are some of yours. While we second-guess the status quo less than you do, we second-guess putative reforms more than you do. Our standard of “information” is a bit tougher than the blips and fads you fall for. Sometimes, these inclinations lead us astray. But over the long run, they’ve served us and society pretty well. It’s just that you notice all the times we were wrong and ignore all the times we were right.