I am a Conservative... Not a Republican...

     The Republican Establishment just doesn't get it. That is why I consider myself a Conservative... not a Republican.
     Oh, I stand for what Republicans are supposed to stand for... limited government, low taxes, a strong defense, Constitutional originalism, the free market, traditional family values, self-reliance, and of course, a respect for life from conception to natural death.
     But time and again, the Republican establishment demonstrates a willingness to back RINO candidates for the sake of power.
     Case in point... last night's Delaware Primary. Karl Rove, much to my disappointment, backed the liberal candidate... and threw the Tea Party Conservative under the bus. Even after she won, he continued to deride her.
     As predicted, the DNC is having a field day, happily claiming a rift among Republicans.
     It doesn't matter. Because the people are awake. And they have spoken.
     I am sad to say that Karl Rove has joined Newt Gingrich in my little collection of political elites in the Republican establishment. In a special New York House election last November, Newt Gingrich backed the progressive candidate who he thought could win, instead of the Reagan Conservative in the race.
     Does it matter to them how these candidates vote? It does to me.
     There may indeed be a splintering among Republicans. But it is merely the voters separating from the elite establishment.
     Remember in November.