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The root problem here is that self-identified “conservatives” don’t have a unitary idea of what being “conservative” (or, what they want to “conserve”) means.

The revolutionary left has a consensus program. The anti-GOPe right does not.

When I became chairman of a Christian school 9 years ago (which I thought would be easy LOL), the first thing I encountered (for the first time in my life) was the “so-and-so is not a real Christian” thing, which it turns out is a minor obsession for a lot of self-identified “Christians”. Movement conservatism has some similar aspects.

If your political circle is small, and made up of all like-minded people, you can easily believe that what you all believe and what you all want is, by definition, “being conservative”.

Once you meet a few more people, it’s easy to find some who are not totally on board your particular ship.

The root problem here is that self-identified “conservatives” don’t have a unitary idea of what being “conservative” (or, what they want to “conserve”) means.

My conservative friends and I know what we are about. We may not agree 100% on every issue, but we are in sync on conservative values and we have a common message. With that said, please tell us the unified message of the Republican elite going into the midterm elections other than "vote for us because we are not Obama." I ask because six years into the Obama banana republic, I still have no idea what the republican elite stand for other than the status quo of lifetime tenure for inside-the-beltway representatives and senators and crony capitalism for the elite. We no longer hear about repealing Obamacare and even when we did, the republican elite never laid out an alternative plan beyond the red meat talking points. The republican elite haven't spoken about about fiscal integrity since Boehner and McConnell capitulated to Obama and Reid last year, and even when they they did, they have stuck to vague, meaningless talking points. Although the Republican elite are trying to shove amnesty down our throats in the name of immigration reform, I have no idea what their real plan is other than to make nice with Obama, Reid, and Pelosi. And what is the unitary idea from the republican elite for dealing with ISIS and the Muslim problem?

As imperfect as conservatives may be, I know where we stand and we do have a unified message on many of the important issues. I can't say the same about the republican elite.

The root problem here is that self-identified “conservatives” don’t have a unitary idea of what being “conservative” (or, what they want to “conserve”) means.

Nailed it!

Ask 3 "true conservatives" what conservatism means, and you'll get 5 different answers.

Jesus Christ: You can’t impeach Him and He ain’t going to resign.