I'm growing a bit attached to "the dark side" myself. I can't speak for all of us, I'm sure, but from the fellows I've been kiddin' around with, I don't think it'd be taken as an insult.
How about purist conservative?
Or Puritan conservative to marry some one else's suggestion to a term I've been using for quite a while.
I believe you are referred to in certain circles as paleoconservatives. But I really hate the way the liberals use the term neocons as though they are discussing neoNazis, so I'm not partial to using terms like that.
Me, I admit I'm not a purist conservative. I'm too pragmatic to throw all my money out the window for a glorious defeat. I prefer to follow a sneakier and surer path to victory than marching in straight lines in a red uniform.
However, we probably are in very close agreement on our goals.
How about "Limited Government Conservative"? Or LGC for short.
I know, it SHOULD be redundant, but we have to have a way to differentiate between the 'compassionate' (big government) conservatives and the heartless ones ;)