Hanging out on Conservative websites, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: an intentional redefinition of Conservatism.

Pundits and posters who have a socially Liberal agenda, or, are quite often just plain Liberal, have tried to corrupt old fashioned Conservatism and mutate it into whatever they want it to be:  from Libertarianism to  Progressivism.

In Washington, D.C. on Friday, there was convention held by the Faith and Values Coalition.

The Coalition is headed by Ralph Reed, who made his name as the political strategist for the Christian Coalition in the 1990s. It was founded by Reverend Jerry Falwell in November of 2004.

As I wrote yesterday, faith plays a very important role in Americans’ lives, as does the concept of family values. 92 % of Americans believe in God. 75 % of Americans self-identify as Christians.

The GOP faces a problem. The only insider giving lip service to matters of faith and values, Mike Huckabee, has announced that he isn’t running.

The only other potential candidate who is unafraid to proclaim their Christianity is former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, whom the GOP Elite seems to be ignoring as long as they can.

So, how can the GOP Elite try to convince Christian Conservatives that they’re one of them?

In their minds, the answer was, by showing up at a two-day convention in Washington, DC, to brag on how strong and traditional their faith and values are, in order to try to solicit Christians’ votes.

At Friday’s session, the candidates and potential candidates spoke about religious/social issues and low-tax crusades, in an attempt to bridge the gap between Fiscal Conservatives (Moderates) and Reagan Conservatives (SoCons).

If the GOP power structure can’t accomplish this feat, they will lose the upcoming National Election, because even the Gallup polls show that there are far more Conservatives in this country than there are Moderates.

Speaking of Moderates, Moderate  Jon Huntsman told the crowd:

I do not believe the Republican Party should focus solely on our economic life to the neglect of our human life. If Republicans ignore life, the deficit we will face is one that is much more destructive. It will be a deficit of the heart and of the soul.

Flip-floppin’ Moderate and former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, proclaimed that it’s “a moral tragedy for us to pile up more and more debt” that is passed on to younger generations.

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (yawn) was there. Pawlenty was raised Catholic but became an evangelical while dating his future wife, Mary. Pawlenty began and ended his speech to the convention on Friday with biblical quotes. He said the nation must turn toward God, protect the unborn, support traditional marriage and keep Americans secure.

Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who is slowly moving toward beginning a presidential campaign, reminded the crowd that she home-schooled her five biological children and served as foster mother to 23 others. She also reminded the audience that “marriage is under siege” in America, and then, closed with a prayer.

Perennial presidential candidate,Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, struck his familiar libertarian themes, and quoted from the Bible’s first book of Samuel.

Rick Santorum and Herman Cain were scheduled to speak yesterday, with former Godfather’s CEO Cain  giving the keynote speech of the convention.

Cain delivered a barn burner of a stump speech, per thehill.com:

“We have become a nation of crises,” he said. “And we have a severe deficiency of leadership crisis in the White House.”

Speaking to the largely evangelical crowd, Cain invoked Scripture from the beginning and related spiritual experiences when explaining what inspired him to run for the White House. He cited his desire to “make this world a better world” for his grandchildren, as well as his struggle with cancer five years ago.

When asked in a brief interview with The Hill if he considers himself a social or fiscal conservative candidate, he said that “those are just labels.” He cited his opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion and emphasized his business credentials, asserting that he was both.

Cain, who has never held elected office, addressed questions of his lack of foreign policy experience by claiming that Obama lacked those credentials, too.

“Reporters like to ding me that I don’t have any foreign policy experience,” Cain said. “Uh, does the current president have any?”

He criticized the Obama administration for having a “foggy foreign policy” and said that his position on Israel would be straightforward.

“The Cain doctrine would be real simple when it comes to Israel: You mess with Israel, you mess with the United States of America,” he said to a long standing ovation.

Now, there’s a man who gets it.

Americans long for a return to genuine Conservatism.  Reagan Conservatism.  We are not Europe.  We are not some Third World Barrio. This is America.  We are Americans…and we are exceptional.