Since I am liberal enough to upset some of you, and conservative enough to freak out some of the liberals, my objective response is emotional balance.
Conservative response to a problem: Well ****. How do I fix this?
Liberal response to a problem: You have to fix this!!
Liberal response to alternative lifestyles: Celebrate your uniqueness!
Conservative response to alternative lifestyles: They are demeaning to my relationship.
Liberal response to education: Anyone who doesn't get a degree and another degree, is stoopid and uneducated.
Conservative response to education: I don't want the debt, so how can I learn the subject? Library, mentoring, trade, working in the field from the bottom up.
I could go on for hours. Bottom line, conservatives see a problem or issue, and think how to address it (logic). Liberals want someone else to fix it, and the majority of the time, want other people to pay for it also. (emotion)
While I lean liberal on a lot of social issues, I look at the financial and practical side like a conservative.