Socially liberal and fiscally conservative sent my vote to Gary Johnson. The author's confusion of socially liberal with expensive government social programs as opposed to socially liberal in the form of individual freedom and limited government intrusion into personal lives.
Case in point Gay Marriage. If you ask if I am in favor you have asked the wrong question. The question is why is the government even involved in issues of personal relationships, why do individuals that are supposed to be treated equally get special treatment based on government approved relationships. The government has no place in the marriage issue, personal issue according to personal beliefs.