We live in Santa Ynez, CA within earshot of the Reagan Ranch. I have 3 children, and have been married to the same woman for 14 yrs. I grew up a Republican, and have remained one throughout my life. Having come of age in the Reagan era I witnessed first hand the power of the Conservative movement. I have no problem standing fast on the three core imperatives I was brought up on in the conservative archetype of the GOP. 1) I believe in Capitalism, and feel disgust for any system of dependence based ideology. 2) I feel that government should be restrained, and limited in part to maintaining a strong national defense. 3) I subscribe to the conviction that Americas traditional social aphorisms are indispensable. One is no more or less important than the other, and if you want to be a conservative none of that is optional.