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And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer.'

Everybody who is a Republican wants to call themselves conservative even if they don't necessarily vote that way.

For a label for me, 'conservative' is more appropriate than 'Republican.'

You can call me an Eisenhower Republican. There is a gigantic gulf between an Eisenhower Republican and the kind of fringe brand of Republicanism that is being so vocally promoted today.

Originally, I thought Republican. Now I'm an equal opportunity politician-hater.

It has become more acceptable to describe yourself as a conservative, but not everyone who uses that term about themselves really is truly conservative.

A 'conservative believer' must be someone who believes that Jesus was truly human as well as truly divine.

I just consider myself a Republican, none of this hyphenated stuff. I was a mainstream conservative Republican, and most people are in that category.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

Actually, I'm a Republican.