“Well, I think we’re learning, by their tacit and explicit support of Trump, that a lot of ‘conservatives’ have really just been con-men all this time.”
Organized Conservatism is opposing Trump, or did you miss that? Conservative officeholders and think tanks don’t have anything to show for the years of GOP control of Congress and the White House since Bush came in. Now, they’re upset that Trump isn’t relying on them but has an independent attitude.
You make excellent points. Perhaps some of us are moving on from organized or corporate conservatism to a ideology that is simple common sense. Whatever Trump’s failings, he’s loaded with horse sense.