I thought distrust of government was a conservative bedrock principle? Is there any consistent political principle that can be discerned from so-called liberalism or conservatism? Its pretty hard to find. Its all become tangled up in partisan party interests or in the interests of state loyalty. There’s too much contradiction and hypocricy once you start tyring to apply the principles in a consistent way or if you apply the principles to another country. Find a conservative who cares as much about terrorism that has been carried out against Cuban civilians and find out if they support Cuba carrying out targeted assasinations against the masterminds in Miami. If so, I’ll give them credit for consistency though I oppose it in this case and I do so consistently in other cases as well.