The problem with articles like this (and I don't mean anti-conservatism, I mean a person that clearly has a penchant for one side hammering the other) is that they always hammer on the non-ideals on each side, or gloss over the strengths.
Bottom line ... most liberals or conservatives in voting fashion don't have to be 100% buried in either side in order to still feel strongly enough to cast a vote.
I looked up political definitions for conservatism and found the following ...
The first three are good fits with my personal conservative leanings ...
1. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
2. A political ideology generally characterized by a belief in individualism and minimal government intervention in the economy and society; also a belief in the virtue of the status quo and general acceptance of traditional morality.
www.nelson.com/nelson/polisci/glossary.html
3. That school of capitalist philosophy which claims allegiance to the Free Market while actually supporting usury, landlordism, tariff, and sometimes taxation.
The next two are not consistent with my conservative belief system ...
4. conservatism: 1: ~ a standing still in the world;
5. political philosophy that tends to support the status-quo and advocate change only in moderation. Upholds the value of tradition and seeks to preserve all that is good about the past.
Chances are, I likely sit somewhere near the middle when it comes to left and right wing politics, but will vote to the right every time because of the things I bolded above.
You don't have to be change adverse, or standing still to be a very conservative person.