In most cases with some notable exceptions, I agree.
And their design for government is the one I'd like to pursue.
I would too for the most part, but the question is about conservatism, not government. The author of the vanity is trying to define the term.
PS, I wish your chosen party agreed with you. But that for a different thread.
It's a shame we now have to pursue something we once had and held great respect for.
If the founders of this country walked into Congress today, they'd probably be arrested and labled radical, right wing extremist.