but as such I value the bulwarking presence of true conservatism in the political system, the voices of those who urge caution and restraint in the face of my own drive toward change and upheaval

Beautifully put, and so very true. How did it come to be that us so-called "liberals" are the ones fighting for caution and restraint as everything's crashing down around our ears? That could be why Daschle et al have been doing such a spineless job of it, because being the Adult Supervision is so far from our natural inclination...