Not only are we all socialists now, we've been socialists for a long time

Some conservatives might gripe- the Newsweek authors quote Sean Hannity as calling the new stimulus package the “European Socialist Act of 2009,” but the fact is that our system has functioned in the tradition of a mix between capitalism and socialism for a long time- sometimes leaning in one direction, sometimes in the other. Conservatives who fight this reality are tilting at windmills. Rather than fight necessary regulatory measures, it would be better to see that they work efficiently, and not be so restrictive and punitive as to threaten business enterprise itself.