[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

I agree with that to a point, but Bush’s conservatism was a qualified (”compassionate”) conservatism. That was the problem. The answer isn’t another brand of qualified conservatism. It’s just conservatism. The common sense is inherent.

[unseen1]

agreed, do the majority of people equate conservatism with bush? If so then a qualifier is needed to separate oneself form the Bush legacy. Esp if the conservatism is going old school.

I suppose you can say Reagan conservatism vs bush conservatism. they have the same qualifier but they are worlds apart on some of the major issues like spending and war fighting