Brooks like other Republicans lives among the left and wants to be liked by them. When one’s main discussion is with those who start out to the far left it is easy to shift ones positions further to the left and still think one is conservative. We have very few really unique conservatives left in the media who speak proudly and with certainty of their cause. That is why we here at Freerepublic are so out of touch with them. That is why the country is out of touch with them.