Playing to not lose never makes you a winner.
I used to think like you, checking the rats is better than losing it all. But we are past the point where we can play the compromise game and live for another day. Look at where it has gotten us.
We don't have a second chance, government size and spending is totally out of control. It will devour us even if we try to compromise. We need to draw the line in the sand and hold it this time. If not now, then when? How many more trillion dollar debt increases can we handle before it becomes a problem in your eyes?
You call it "Conservutopia". Utopia is a lefty dream of perfection, fairness, and equality. Conservatives live in reality, where people, things, and outcomes are not fair or equal by nature. That reality is imperfect but necessary for the continued health of this nation. If demanding government be responsible is Utopian, we truly are in trouble.
In politics,the game is always playing not to lose. That’s the reality. You know why? Because when you play to win and you lose, you have to wait 2, 4, 6 years to get another chance at it. So it’s a game of containment, small victories. Big reaches lead to defeat. Study your history. Big victories usually lead to squashing defeats soon after.