[dr_who]

The conservativee movement in this country grinding to a complete and irreversible halt under Juan McCain, on the other hand: now, that prospect genuinely terrifies me.

Not so. The "movement" didn't originate in Washington, DC. Few movements do for that matter. And the ones that do are all left-wing and authoritarian in character.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

The "movement" didn't originate in Washington, DC.

Of course not. Any movement, however, certainly may be killed by actions taken (or not taken) in Washington... as the current blighted crop of "Republicans" in Congress amply demonstrates.