[TomGuy]

Folks, you need to understand that there are literally only a small number of actual conservatives.

Like the term Tea Party, the term conservative has been usurped and corrupted. Nearly every GOP candidate in the 2016 primaries claimed to be conservative. Most of the Republican pundits/commentators claim to be conservative. Most of the amnesty pushers claim to be conservative.

So, who/what is a real conservative? Romney's severely conservative? Or GW Bush's compassionate conservative? Or Jeb Bush's reform conservative?

They define it however they want and that has diluted the meaning and the intent -- just like what happened to The Tea Party.

[Nero Germanicus]

With elected politicians you can assess their true political ideology by how they actually VOTE on issues of prime interest to conservatives.
There are a number of organizations (American Conservative Union, Conservative Review, Heritage Action Scorecard, FreedomWorks, National Journal) that track the voting record of each member of Congress.
Here’s the Heritage Action Scorecard conservative rankings for a few members of the Freedom Caucus:
Dave Brat: 94%
Gary Palmer: 95%
Paul Gosar: 93%
Ken Buck: 100%
Jim Jordan: 100%

[Fantasywriter]

Agree with you 100%, TG. Some believe the purpose of politicians is to cast votes. Others believe politicians are actually supposed to accomplish something. Voting ‘the right way,’ while assiduously maintaining the status quo is a DC art form for the pseudo conservatives.

It’s a classic DC game, actually. The fake conservatives please their Uniparty handlers by making sure only Leftism is advanced, and then they turn around and parade their great conservative ‘scores,’ to gullible constituents.

And the pro-government Leftist shills do their part to prop up and legitimize this stupid, deceitful game.