Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
The party of limited government just killed a multi-trillion dollar spending bill, with a little help from Joe Manchin.
Republicans are increasingly, being infiltrated by extreme liberals who run as conservatives, including, Democrats pretending to be Republicans to get into office. Remember, Charlie Crist, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Chaffee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, etc.? All RINOs and extreme liberals. Crist and Specter went back to the Democrat Party where they belong. Chaffee became an Independent during his time I believe. That is why I no longer give and support the Republican Party. Majority of Republicans running are RINOs who go along with whatever the Democrats demand of them. "Most of the economic and foreign policy problems of the US stem from extreme liberal RINOs and Democrats and their self-serving policies." None of it to benefit most Americans. Almost all of them get into Congress, not to serve, but, to enrich themselves while, in power. Now, extreme liberal Democrats are just as bad, no much worst. Have you seen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes, Ilhan Ohmar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Jerrold Nadler, Ron Wyden, Bernie Sanders----have you seen these guys create laws that benefit majority of Americans? I have not but, these guys have become filthy rich while, in office.
"... government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth"... Well, it has perished... it's now "government of the people, by the government and for the government..." (Same thing we our founders and ancestors fought against in a Revolutionary War, way back when.)