A Conservative Is...

There have been a number of diaries lately, most notably Hunter's, that have pointed out that Conservative ideologues  can no longer pin the failures of Conservative thought on the inadequacy of Conservative practice.

Fine. We have seen what Conservatism is. But what is a Conservative? It seems insufficient to just pin a laundry list of generic failures on an individual, or to define them by what they are not, so...

I'll offer a definition that bridges Conservatism with Conservatives:

A Conservative is a person who disdains Government but is enraptured with Politics.

Let me hear yours.