[AUgrad]

"Real conservatism cannot aspire to lofty principles, because its task is to defend what already exists

What if what already exists is rotten to the core?

[LSJohn]

What if what already exists is rotten to the core?

Well, see, you should ignore the rot (you will be ever so much more . . . . . . . .blissful) and conserve it. You wanna be a conservative doncha, 'cause if'n you ain't, yur jus' another one a them Klintoon-lovin' moron-traitor-socialist-blameAmericaFirsters.