[AntiGuv]

How does indirectly electing John F. Kerry to the office of President of the United States advance the cause of conservatism?

That depends on which cause of conservatism you're referring to. If it's spending, immigration, and entitlements that you're referring to there's little doubt that a Republican Congress would be far more likely to block liberal policies when they're proposed by a Democrat than they are when a Republican such as Bush proposes them.

In terms of national security and social issues, I would imagine that it would not advance the cause of conservatism (to be exact, neoconservatism in the former case).

[hchutch]

Well, which is more important? For me, it's keeping taxes down, pro-life, Second Amendment, judicial nominations and national security.

I've personally felt quite at home among the neoconservatives. To be blunt, I've been growing somewhat disillusioned with some aspects of the "culture war".