“The conservative movement is not going to get anywhere until it becomes unwilling to compromise essential principles on the altar of political expediency. The sucker’s game will continue until the suckers wise up.”
The “conservative movement” is defined by what voters decide. Politics is different from religion or philosophy.
I'm not sure I've ever read a post that misses the mark like this one does. Conservatism is static in theory; it's application in reality may be hindered or advanced by politics, but the theory does not change based on the whims of voters. Ideology is different from politics as well. People seem to be having a difficult time separating these two entities in light of Scott Brown's deserved victory.