The mistake that you are making when you call yourself a “libertarian conservative” is this: “Small l” libertarians and conservative both tend to fall under the “Republican” umbrella, but they are two essentially different political philosophies. A good rule of thumb is generally (but not always) “What would Reagan do?”
I agree. And in the "not always" category, I wouldn't have been as diplomatic as RR on these issues, for example:
Allowing a tax increase
Amnesty for illegal aliens (1986)
Criticism of another Republican (there are many more to criticize today than in the 1980's)
I would rather stand firm and risk losing a battle over a bill, than to ever compromise conservative principles.
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