Settled In; Thoughts on becoming more conservative

Maybe it is the birth of my son, or just the inevitable consequence of getting older, but I am finding myself more and more in tune with the message of conservatism. The focus on the family unit, the emphasis on local governance, and the overall push for personal responsibility. What is distressing, at least to me, is that what I see espoused by the "conservative" party, the GOP, and what is carried is quite different...