He could have left out the “mainstream” part and have been equally right. But don’t worry, he’s only non-mainstream on issues like health care, monetary policy, welfare, and global bailouts. You know, little and insignificant issues.

So long as the topic is “green jobs” or NLRB regulations or immigration, my thinking aligns reasonably congruently with the current conservative consensus.

But on the issues that today most passionately divide Americans – healthcare reform, monetary policy, social spending to aid the unemployed, and – soon – the American response to the euro crisis, I have to recognize that my views are not very representative of the conservative mainstream.

His commenters, of course, agree that conservatism and the modern Republican Party are just evil. Several insist the Democratic Party is now the “center” or that the left-wing party has tolerance for all positions. These people are delusional.

No one is surprised Frum isn’t a mainstream conservative. The man touts favorable quotes from lefties like Aaron Sorkin, Stephen Colbert, Joan Walsh, and Jonathan Chait. He either doesn’t realize or doesn’t care that they think he’s wonderful because he’s out to neuter their ideological rival: conservatism. They’re happy with him because he tries to make their jobs — pushing left-wing agenda items — easier.