Pros and cons of conservatism

Like any kind of government, limited government has pros and cons, for example Pro- it constitutes the idea that the "bourgeois" (middle class) get to make decisions in the government according to what is better for the masses. Con-In today's society (take the US for example) many stopped think about what is best for the people and have started thinking about how to attack the other political group (democrats v. republicans) and most of the time what needs to be done to improve the people's lifestyle does not occur because of differences between political parties.