What Does it Mean to be a Conservative?

I received a comment to a post I made earlier from a charming woman from Spain. She was very upset with me  because I made a comparison between the traits and actions of Obama and of Hitler.

(Read here: http://www.conservativesunite.com/2010/04/who-am-i.html).

In her opening statement, she stated:  "I don't know why I came here. I don't agree with anything you say and have only been reminded of why I am not and will never be a conservative."

(Visit her blog at http://ibleedformydreams.blogspot.com/)

So I started thinking about what being a Conservative means. As a Conservative, I believe in:

1. Freedom- freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from unfair taxation by the government, freedom from the government telling me how to live and what to drive and what to buy. Freedom to pursue my dreams without censorship by the government, or any other group proclaiming to represent "the best interests of others" while trying to limit my freedoms. 
2. Personal Responsibility- All whole people have the ability and responsibility to provide for themselves and their families. The central government has no right, nor the legal authority to take resources from one group and give it to another based on one person's or one group's ideology or beliefs. I do believe that society should care for those truly unable to care for themselves, but that such assistance should come from local governments, not a centralized power. 
3. The Constitution- The constitution was crafted for the express purpose of protecting against the concentration of power in the hands of a central controlling force. I believe that the concepts on which this nation was founded are NOT flexible, or "living" as progressivists maintain. I believe that a return to the guiding principles of the constitution would reverse the current downward trends and bring us back to greater prosperity.
4. Goodness- I believe that every individual is good until they prove otherwise. 
5. God- The source of every persons rights is from God, not the government. The only responsibility the central government has been given by the people is to protect those inalienable rights. 

So, to Sarai-  You have the right to dislike or decry anything and everything I say, however I'm not sure which part of being a "Conservative" offends you.

Other great posts:
A thinly veiled threat to freedom in France (powerlineblog.com)
The end of the left-libertarian alliance (trueslant.com)
[politics] What I believe (jlake.com)