“Litmus-test conservative crowd”? The first test is, is he or she, as evidenced by actions - not words, a conservative in the first place? In Ryan’s case, he fails. I have yet to meet a conservative who espouses the philosophy of aiding, abetting, facilitating the liberal/progressive/communist/Marxist agenda...
Sara: Where’s the heavy lifting? If you really had a problem with establishment types you would turn on your mentor Sen. McCain. Was he there for you when your own people backstabbed you?