“balanced conservative”
what in the world is that?
A conservative that knows how to get elected and accomplish all that can be accomplished under the circumstances. Ronald Reagan comes to mind.
Too many of the Kamikaze Conservatives on this forum only know how to rant and rave, have their sacred litmus tests, and don't understand that compromise is the winning art of politics. They would rather be "right" and inflexible and say home rather than vote for a less than perfect Republican. They are the sort that helped elect Obama.
Barry Goldwater certainly sounded good, but what did he accomplish. Name just one thing.