IMHO, a true conservative, Jeb Bush, would have run away with the nomination this year, but for the fact his now rather unpopular brother is in the White House.
Jeb...a true conservative?
You say “horsefeathers” then go on to confirm what the column lays out very well, that NO candidate is able to unite the three primary legs of the party.
Evangelicals are voting for their Pastor-in-Chief
Fiscal conservative are supporting their Businessman-in-Chief
National security hawks like the 911 Mayor-in-Chief
And liberals and Independents like their McStain-in-Chief
Thompson only had the conservative base of the party with him, which appears to indeed be only a “fringe” of the party now, rather than the ideological core.
After a family tradition of backstabbing conservatives seen in 41 and 43, one thing we damn sure don’t need is another Bush...