Then there's no need for me to read the rest of his article.
The article develops the idea that not only the party, but the conservative movement itself is split.
That’s one of the deep complexities that troubles Mr. Limbaugh.
If only, if only the problem were simple enough for, as Reagan said, conservatives to retake the party. But Reagan’s three-legged stool of economic, foreign policy and social conservatives is collapsing. The libertarian strain of conservativism, plus the usual RINOS, are signaling that traditional values must be dropped.
Then there’s the push to normalize those here illegally without bothering to SECURE THE BORDER. That is, lip service is paid to securing it, but the policy of refusing to consider what to do about those here illegally until the border is fixed, is going the way of traditional values.
Limbaugh ends by saying these ideas, which transcend the Republican party itself and now threaten the entire conservative movement as Reagan structured it, are a death wish.
Not just to Republicans, but to the conservative movement itself.
That’s why bothering to read the article is worthwhile. What Limbaugh is saying is, the Republican party is more beside the point now than it is the main point. The main point is conservativism itself and whither it goes...
Yes there is. He goes on to say...
I belong to the school that believes the Republican Party must remain the party of mainstream Reagan conservatism rather than try to become a diluted version of the Democratic Party. This does not mean Republicans can't come up with creative policy solutions when advisable, but it does mean that conservatism is based on timeless principles that require no major revisions. Conservatives are champions of freedom, the rule of law and enforcement of the social compact between government and the people enshrined in the Constitution, which imposes limitations on government in order to maximize our liberties. If we reject these ideas, then we have turned our backs on what America means and what has made America unique. What's the point of winning elections if the price is American exceptionalism?
I refuse to acquiesce to the cowardly notion that conservatives are intolerant or mean-spirited because they oppose discriminant treatment for groups and classes of people, because they support the rule of law, because they oppose a runaway entitlement state and because they adhere to traditional values, including the protection of innocent life.
See what you miss when your head is in the sand?