It makes much more sense to me for the Conservatives to form their own party and let the Libertarians stay with the dim lite GOP.
The Libertarians at the WSJ comment board, claim to identify more closely with Liberalism than conservatism. Of course their idea of Libertarianism is liberty for me, but not for thee.
They support gay rights and same sex marriage, but oppose the rights of religious groups to oppose homosexuality in any way.
They support the right to abortion and open borders. They oppose the support of Israel.
They support higher taxes and what they call, corporate responsibility and we call, crony capitalism.
They support private property rights FOR CORPORATIONS over private citizens’ property rights.
Most of all the young libertarians at the WSJ are atheists, who support the freedom FROM religion.