I didn't say he was radical. I said he was fringe and of questionable sanity.
This article epitomizes strawman arguments. A socialist result from the political process is not derived in any way from conservatism. He consistently mischaracterizes conservatism by assigning the policies of socialists within the GOP to conservatives, which is not true, and which he does not and cannot prove.
I think you are still strapped into your chair, and you believe reality is the shadows the puppet masters are casting on the walls in front of you.
The author of this piece has left the cave, and come back to describe what he has seen.
You aren't ready to accept that reality.