[jpsb]

I could care less about the personalities, I care about ideas and as I said the definition of an American Conservative is one that supports the original intent of the Constitution. And free trade is not conservative nor the original intent of the Constitution. In fact tarffic are explicitly enumerated as a means of funding the federal government. yall like income taxes, I rather have tarfics.

Also the governement should not be pro-busness or pro-labor or pro-marriage. The governemt should be pro enforcing the laws, protecting the country and building infastructure.

[Texasforever]

I could care less about the personalities

I only listed personalities as examples of the "populist' philosophy. I have also clearly shown that populism is not in any way close to conservatism. With the exception of a few moral issues, populists are more in line with liberals. Both want government to "protect" them from competition. Reagan brought many populists into the GOP from labor unions based almost entirely on his appeal to social conservatism. They have NOT left their loyalty to Unions or protectionism behind.

[nopardons]

What's a " tarffic " or a " tarfic " ?

I assume you mean " tariff ", which you don't understand any more about, than you do " populist ", or the Constitution, or, for that matter, what the FF's had in mind. LOL