He's maybe the best we have. But you'll find him roundly hated among socons.
Another thing I've noticed about some conservatives (if you can call them that) is that they have the obsessive need to punish any conservative politician that is even slightly more moderate than they are.
We have people around here that will vote for Kerry because they want to 'punish' Bush for not living totally up to their standards. 'Death Wish' conservatives only cause the Pubs to move left, because they think conservatives just aren't ascendant during the next election cycle, or that conservatives are too fickle.
I vote for the most conservative person I can. The wise man knows when to compromise, the fool runs headlong into disaster.