To take one issue, your definition fails to account for church-state issues. If social liberals "feel that that the power of government should be used to help those among us who are less fortunate," what do we do about prayer in school? The argument for social conservatives is more clear. They want prayer in school "to improve the nation[']s morality." So, it's a false dichotomy. The "social liberal" position must be different than what you claim because it can't account for this issue. And, of course, it's not a mere political issue -- it's a constitutional issue. Establishment Clause jurisprudence is very clear that prayer in school violates the First Amendment. If the law is on our side, maybe you need to rework your premise?