Okay, I get your point. Reagan focused on a limited number of issues, but in the end, his successes covered a multitude of issues. There is nothing wrong with debate among conservatives and we shouldn't be limiting that debate to 4 issues. The liberals didn't limit themselves when they began their leftwing crusade back in the 1960`s. Conservatives shouldn't limit their agenda today. That plays right into the hands of liberals and Democrats. Conservatives need to be broad based and proactive.
>>>>> ..... the editorial boards of mainstream conservative publications such as the WSJ, NR, and Weekly Standard have all seemed to align with a version of Bush’s plan.
I'm not so sure those three publications are as conservative today, as they once were.
By all means, we will debate. I look forward to debating the relative strengths/weaknesses of Hunter, Thompson, Huckabee, Brownback, Romney etc. This time consuming effort to sack Rudy is an unfortunate necessity.