Ponder this: Why are conservatives such as William Bennett, George Will, Bill Kristol, et al so graciously accepted by the prevailing liberal establishment? Why is there almost a commraderie between today's prominent conservatives and liberals? It is because today's conservatives do not challenge the moral premise of statism. Most of today's conservative leaders are brilliant intellects, but they accept statism's violation of individual rights and its conveyance of special privileges to a myriad of factions.
Thus, they pose no moral threat to liberalism and are not feared by those who are tyrannizing our lives with omnipresent government. Today's conservatives are merely a different brand of statist, with their ultimate goal the same as the liberal brand - maintenance of an all-pervasive mega-state in Washington.