Dumb things conservatives say:

[Jeril]

I hardly think Ayn Rand is "the truth."

Agreed.

On the general philosophical musing level you're probably right though.

This is more what I was leaning towards, yes.

Nowadays people are regularly drummed out of the Republican Party for lack of ideological purity, Communism style.

It is fairly stupid of them to be alienating so many people.