If you think the compromises of the Constitution were “tiny”
then your knowledge of that document’s history could fit up a hog’s
behind. What the Founding Fathers were unified about was that
they were no longer going to be a part of Britain. Much of everything
else was up in the air. Post Revolutionary War there were those who
even wanted G Washington to serve as king of the US.
As to Sowell and anybody else, it is entirely possible to despise
Cruz and be just as conservative as anybody. No one person
corners the market on conservatism. Fall in love with a politician
and be ready for heartbreak. And, yes there are a few posters
who are ready to throw Sowell under the bus on this thread.
You are dodging the issue yet again. How do the minor-by-comparison compromises in the US Constitution translate to a countenancing of what the GOP establishment is doing with liberals today, which is not really compromise but collaboration?
It seems you do not understand the USA, nor appear to ascribe exceptionalism to it. Also, this relativistic approach to US conservatism implies a strong opposition to it rather than an embrace, because it is not a contest between personalities like liberalism is. The Founders were about far more than breaking with Britain; slogans like “No king but King Jesus” say more than they appear on the surface, just for one example.