I was going to post this in the low-information voter thread, but didn't want to derail the conversation.

I've mentioned in the past how the left has taken control of the narrative, so that leftist positions aren't properly questioned. Interestingly enough, Rothbard's essay Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature offers a similar point, specifically dealing with the error of questioning the practicality of an ideal while leaving the ideal itself untouched:

QuoteFor well over a century, the Left has generally been conceded to have morality, justice, and "idealism" on its side; the Conservative opposition to the Left has largely been confined to the "impracticality" of its ideals. A common view, for example, is that socialism is splendid "in theory," but that it cannot "work" in practical life. What the Conservatives failed to see is that while short-run gains can indeed be made by appealing to the impracticality of radical departures from the status quo, that by conceding the ethical and the "ideal" to the Left they were doomed to long-run defeat. For if one side is granted ethics and the "ideal" from the start, then that side will be able to effect gradual but sure changes in its own direction; and as these changes accumulate, the stigma of "impracticality" becomes less and less directly relevant.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard31.html

Would you say that conservatives have been too meek in questioning the ideals of the left themselves, as opposed to arguing the practicality of them?

Yes.

The conservatives that make it to Washington forget that they were elected by popular vote, and sent there for a reason.

They should be hammering Obama and the democrats on a daily basis, appearing on as many morning and weekend shows as possible, and not just pointing out the entire folly of Obama's socialism, but exactly the damage that a runaway government is doing to the country.

Reagan was one of the most popular presidents in history for a reason.

I don't think we can..