Actually Larry Elder is not a conservative. He is a libertarian in his political philosophy, who became a Republican only within the last couple years. I also very much enjoy listening to him.
That is a bad thing because it is only ONE of the denominators, albeit a very emotional one that appeals hugely to self-gratification, as opposed to hands-off free market moral conservatism, which requires the setting-aside of emotions and temptation to "protect" people from themselves. Big government advocacy and conservatism are oil and water; many a big government "conservative" latches on to the Republican party wearing a conservative patch, but in essence failing to embrace the foundation of conservatism. I think we should all beware of this.
For example, so we get a whole bunch of women switching parties from Dem to Republican because they love (as do I) Sarah Palin -- yet they bring with them a still-confirmed belief that government has a right to interfere in everything from parental consent to "equal pay" laws on business and commerce. What they seek and like in Palin, they do not understand is the product of an independent, personal-responsiblity, mind-your-own-business, small government freedom conservative who would say NO to most of their crap.
Sadly, so many hold that the sole common denominator of "conservative" is to be pro-life and anti-abortion; that's all it takes to be "conservative" .....
I'd amend that to a couple of required denominators -- pro-life, anti-abortion, and hawkish pro-offense in war. As long as a Republican holds those views, he's "conservative." Yet how can he be conservative if he doesn't get that the right views on both issues are derived from belief in personal responsibility and freedom? Big government allows and tempts people to behave immorally; small government (and the resulting free enterprise) rewards people for behaving morally.
I think Rush and -- Libertarian or not -- Larry are conservatives who get that.