Conservatives planning move against lunatic fringe

Conservatism became a respectable political movement back when William F. Buckley led a (excuse the expression) reaction against the John Birch Society and other extremist elements back in the 'Sixties and Seventies.

Apparently "establishment" conservatives are planning to do much the same thing with regard to the "birthers" and the rest of conservatism's contemporary lunatic fringe.

Good. About time! Maybe now the "progressives" will do the same thing.

Oh, wait. That would leave them without a movement, wouldn't it?