[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Conservative does not mean the same as Republican. it nearly did during the Reagan years, but did not mean the same before or since. Most conservatives are Republican normally, but many Republicans, including McCain are not conservatives. Many folks consider him closer to the pro-military socialist Scoop Jackson.

[Reily]

Hmm not sure thats true !
I would say there were probably more ‘liberal’ republicans during the Reagan years. (Not that I approve of them but I still take them of the likes of Hillary or Obama! There are NO Scoop Jackson democrats left!) For example, Robert Packwood, Al Amamato, Charles Percy, John Chafee, & Lowell Wiecker, to name a few. The conservative viewpoint was very much he minority!