The astounding response to Ryan Sorba’s chastising of CPAC for allowing sponsorship by GOPride, an anti-marriage, GLBT activist organization, is a troubling reflection of the schizophrenic condition of the conservative movement.

CPAC has been a credible conservative conference reflecting all three legs of the conservative stool as described by William F. Buckley – social/moral, economic and national defense. Logically, a true, “complete” conservative comprises all three in my opinion. More specifically, I believe that a fully rounded, well-grounded and mature Christian will fit the description of what we call a conservative.

The problem, like the word “Christian” itself, is that it has been misused to the extent that it no longer has real meaning without further specifics. For example, what I saw in the CPAC clip (interestingly also dovetailing with Ron Paul’s strong showing in the straw poll) was the rise of libertarian/anarchist activists in conservative and Republican events.  Full Piece