Conservatism as it used to be

My friend and former professor Bob McElvaine has a new column out, about how conservatism has changed in recent decades: Is 'Remember when' folly for conservatives?  Jackson Clarion-Ledger 02/16/06.  He writes:

He writes:

Remember when conservatives would have been apoplectic at the assertion that the president has the inherent right to do whatever he wants?  ...

Remember when conservatives believed that the people should have privacy from the government and the government should not have "privacy" from the people? ...

Remember when conservatives wouldn't have bought the argument that giving up freedoms is good for us?

There's more.  Check it out.