“Real conservatives don’t send checks to liberal democrats.”
Trump is, as the article alludes to, far more conservative than most give him credit for. His conservatism is, however, more practical than ideological. It is far more similar to Ben Franklin’s conservatism than the William Buckley’s. As for me, I don’t care that someone does the right thing for the wrong reason, just that they ACTUALLY do the right thing.
Name me a more conservative policy than limiting and controlling immigration, the effect of which is to preserve (which is another word for “conserve”) the culture of this country and make up of the electorate.
Name me a more conservative policy than cutting the budget deficit and increasing the capabilities of our military.
Name me a more conservative policy than removing the regulatory hurdles that prevent us from utilizing the resources that we’ve been blessed with, so as to become energy independent.
Name me a more conservative policy than limiting regulations in general, so as to improve the odds that the private section can create jobs and make money, so as to improve the economy.
If he JUST does those things, he’ll have immeasurably improved this country. Perfection is not required; in fact, pure ideological perfection will result in defeat, thus giving us NOTHING.
In other words, he isn't a "principled conservative" that Rush goes on and on about. All those "principled conservative" Republicans have driven the country off a cliff. I'll take Trump's practically applied conservatism any day over those other guys conservative rhetoric which is all talk and no action.