Mick was the
least conservative of the 2008 GOP candidates, thus the term "moderate" certainly describes him perfectly:
http://www.conservative.org/archive2/2008potus.asp
I've never mistook Bush for a conservative, and I don't know any other fellow conservative who has either.
Reagan campaigned as a social and fiscal conservative and won two landslide elections. The first was against Carter, the worst president of the 20th century and a flaming liberal. His second victory was against a more moderate Democrat and the margin of victory was larger, unless I'm mistaken.
I'm on record here for urging Obama to go left as fast and far as possible and so far he has not disappointed. This will collapse the economy, possibly cause nuclear war in the middle east and/or Korea, as well as disgust voters with his defamation of the Founders. "Carter II" will create an opportunity for a social and fiscal conservative to lead you, Damo and Topper, along with a large majority of Americans back into economic, diplomatic and social reality.