LH There are conservative Democrats. But they are not Republicans. Many of them might possibly have the values of some Republicans. But the Democratic Party is not totally corrupt yet but the Republican Party is.

George Lakoff describes the conservative Democrats as "biconceptuals". These are people who have authoritarian Republican views when it comes to personal matters and liberal views on a political level. They are conflicted.

Conservative doesn't translate to Republican any more because most Republicans are radicals of the Right. Palin, Beck, LImbaugh, even McCain, Malkin, and many Senators and Congressman are Right-wing Radicals.

Half of the people of the US are not Right-wing Radicals. Conservative is word that has lost its meaning. People who are in favor of a government-sponsored health care bill are conservatives, in that case, because the radical-right fringe would do damage to it. A true conservative would not like to see insurance companies gouge the consumer by "taxing" them with outlandish premiums and denying coverage.

I think the term conservative has no meaning any more.