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"you are really a lot more conservative than you think,"

I like that one too. It's useful when discussing with a prospective convert the possibility that the Dims have moved off into left field.

How's about this one:

All politicians are crooks...?????

FGS

I'm sitting here racking my brains like an idiot, trying to recall the "3 questions- are you an honorary Conservative?" quiz I used to use on people to try to persuede them that they are more conservative than they realize--

1- Do you think people who commit truly heinous crimes... like murder, rape, and molesting children... ought to suffer severe, certain penalties?
2- Do you think that governments- like families- should in general not spend more money than they take in?
3- Do you think the military needs to be big and strong enough to protect American shores, and American interests abroad?

If you answer "yes" to each of these- Congradulations! You are an Honorary Conservative...

In practice, of course, I varied the questions somewhat, sometimes substituting a First or Second Amendment question, or even something else entirely apart from the Bill of Rights.