Conservatives agree that Liberalism is evil, but none of them seem to be able to define the good which should replace it...

Looking at the problems this country faces, my ideal candidate would
Repeal Obamacare and replace it with NOTHING
Repeal Social Security and replace it with NOTHING
Repeal Medicare and replace it with NOTHING
Repeal the Federal Reserve Act and replace it with NOTHING

You get the idea. The political candidate that has a vision of "limited government" certainly has a challenge on his hands. The evil that exists today is largely the government being where it should not be. The good that should replace it is laissez-faire. How do you articulate laissez-faire as a candidate for political office? It necessarily means saying you have no idea what will be replacing the vacuum left by government withdrawal, but you trust that no matter what, it will be better than what the government's doing. You can tell people how wonderful it will be that, as free men, it is in their power to to decide these matters. What the people will hear from the opposition parties is how government withdrawal will leave them vulnerable, and they offer their services as protectors....protectors from evil men that will now be free to prey on poor little you. Government is Savior.

But you know what? Government is the problem" was the vision articulated by Ronald Reagan and he won two terms and the country under his watch was in far far better shape than the 20 years before or after him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XObcP69dh...

Ayn Rand's opposition to Ronald Reagan was just so off base. "Observe Reagan’s futile attempts to arouse the country by some sort of inspirational appeal. He is right in thinking that the country needs an inspirational element. But he will not find it in the God-Family-Tradition swamp." Swamp? Anyway, history's on Reagan's side - he inspired. God was the reason Ayn rejected Reagan, and that's just sad.

Long since addressed by Ayn Rand, but this, too, is interesting in that it presents the author's perspective, albeit largely a restatement. It is interesting as The Christian Egoist shows by reference, that this essential problem with "conservatism" is 50 years old. At this point in history, this is not a passing "problem" but an inherent flaw. Ayn Rand refused to endorse Ronald Reagan, and in fact, condemned his campaign. It is interesting to note that Eleanor Roosevelt denied her endorsement of John Kennedy. The essential concept that unites both events is intellectual consistency versus political expediency.