You simply lack the intellectual capacity to understand my point of view. To me, conservatism is more than waving pom-poms whenever Republican politicans do something.
Besides, I'm not an ideologue anyway. I try to temper it with some pragmatism.
And though I don't agree with Harry Reid's view of things, I've long held that he's one of the few guys who can rile up his base on the one hand, and still keep enough cards in his hand to cut backroom deals with Republicans.
He's not impotent like Daschle. Don't turn your back on Reid.