Is (your favorite candidate's name) a conservative?

And that pretty much sums it up for me when considering what a conservative believes. Limited government, adherence to the Constitution and valuing the rights of life, liberty and property.

I am quite sure that anything else you can add to that list could conceivably be included under one of those three headings, whether you're citing social, economic or fiscal factors. But feel free to disagree with me vocally if you see it differently....PLEASE!!! :)

So now we go to the next step in this exercise, which involves seeing how well a number of political figures, both current and past, measure up. I plan to not just give my thoughts on this, but also "mix it up" with ancillary thoughts as I go along.

So let's have some fun with this, OK? But hopefully, we'll learn from each other as we go along.