On the fence myself, but I lean to the Bottum side of the debate. Big government "conservatism" (neoconservatism) may be a lesser evil when compared to big government liberalism, but lets not forget that acclimation to neoconservatism makes modern liberalism all the more palatable. We all know the folk wisdom of boiling a frog. Put him in a hot pot and he'll jump out. But him in a cool pot then bring it to a boil, and he'll happily stew until frog soup is ready.