Pros and Cons

I took a political test the other day.  I've taken the "shortest test" one the Libertarians have, and I tend to end up in the "Statist" and "Liberal" areas, though I hold some views that could be small-L libertarian (like, mind your own business/your rights end where mine begin.)  This one was a bit more involved, and interesting.

It got me to thinking about what liberal views I have, and what conservative ones.  And what might draw me to one group or the other.  I try to be open-minded.  I try to be rational.  And conservatives try to win me over, and might even have a chance if more of them were rational and open-minded.  And decent people.

I know this is simplistic and over-generalized, but when I look at liberals and conservatives and try to weigh their pros and cons, I end up favoring liberals.  We can talk about pros another time, but here are the cons I see when looking at each group:


Cons of Libs:
naive
do-gooders


Cons of Cons:
racist
sexist
close-minded
cynical and/or ignorant
selfish

So, um, tell me why I should like conservatives?