Today, my colleague Steve Deace joins me to uncover why the GOP has been able to stab us in the back for two generations without any backlash. The speaker’s fight is so illuminating because it demonstrates that conservative talkers view the Republican Party as a brother rather than a servant and therefore value access over leverage. Steve explains how conservatism was never a movement but an industry, which is why it was designed to work with the GOP to ensure the base never knows who they are, rather than exposing their fraud with leverage and blunt force. It’s nothing but an access-based clique, but there are signs that a new generation of leaders who know what’s at stake are making progress.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices