Face it Daniel, the whole conservative/Republican platform is riddled with policy critiques that aren’t valid. They are based on either social myths that have been invented or a least elevated to prominence to energize a particular group, or economic theories that are demonstrably flawed like supply side. The cupboard is bare. I could go through a list of policy propositions that basically don’t command majority support and even on a few like immigration reform where opinion is more equally divided the “conservative” solution isn’t remotely practical. All this is the result of 30 years of relentless polarization as a conservative strategy. The effect has been to harden the opinions of a declining demographic behind a bunch of propositions that are electoral poison. Take global warming. The vast majority of the country can see this is a problem, but conservatives have been able to create a minority narrative that it’s all a hysterical invention by democrats. The funding for this narrative came from energy companies who were looking to protect their interests rather as the tobacco companies did for forty years over cancer. In the process conservatism and its political arm the GOP has essentially become a prisoner of this minority supported narrative. One of it’s notable consequences has been the annihilation of Republican support amongst the 18-30 group where Democrats now outnumber Republicans two to one with electoral consequences that are going to be felt for 50 years. Frankly I don’t see a way out of this canyon for conservatives other than the total failure of the Obama administration which isn’t going to happen however much conservatives may hope for it. This hope which is so contrary the national interest is a measure of just how parlous is the condition of conservatism.