Listened to Levin maybe five times in my life, Rush maybe ten times, and I have not turned on Fox News Channel for one second since all the candidates were still on the stage at the first FNC "ambush" Debate.
I always heard the most conservative trait of a conservative is that they mean what they say. I have not walked into a Kroger store in nine years because they refused to accept my Coca-Cola coupons. I have not eaten at Taco Bell in thirty nine years because I bit into a lettuce bug there.
In the interest of full disclosure I will say I was always a Neal Bootrz / Herman Cain listener until I had to turn them off too, because Erick Erickson is on the same station, WSB AM750.
Progessives, Pinko Commies, et al. also mean what they say. Being rigid in one’s views is not inherent to conservatism.
I would say that carefully considering the data and forming an educated, well reasoned conclusion is the most conservative characteristic.
Whereas liberals are primarily driven by feelings and emotions.
JM2C