Yes, I am still a conservative, a Republican, dating back to the time when Republicans did not start wars, favored a balanced budget and respected individual freedom. That was long ago and I cannot support the present administration.
If he said this on Rush's show he'd be called a seminar caller. I always leery of someone who say's these kind of things.
He was the county Republican chairman about 20 years ago, and pretty much single handedly killed the image of the Republican Party until he was pushed out. Unfortunately he still pops up every once in a while with some loony incident or another. He would definitely be more of a Libertarian than a Republican today.