Speaking of admiring the name "Republican," these are the same folks who show up to bash Lincoln for his "trampling of states rights." And, in regard to being mean and nasty, consider the contrast of the most successful conservative politician and President of the 20th Century. Ronald Reagan won, in large part, because he put a smile on the face of conservatism (he was also a pragmatist when he needed to be). The complainers we see daily on FR who stridently define "conservative" and then eviscerate anyone who doesn't live up to their definition will never know anything of the success of a Ronald Reagan.
I take pride standing in the tradition Lincoln, Reagan, and George W. Bush.