Barry Goldwater - a real conservative

Saw an interesting biography last night of Barry Goldwater.  Interesting to note that:                                        

• he was pro-choice (he thought it was none of the government's business)
• he actually supported civil rights laws before 1964, and only opposed the 1964 law on constitutional grounds
• he hated Nixon ("the most dishonest politician I've ever known"), had a very low opinion of the Christian right's influence in the Republican Party (thought all good Christians should give Jerry Falwell a kick in the ass) and thought the Republicans needed to lay off Clinton in the impeachment issue.

Interesting to see how the "father of modern conservatism" viewed some of these issues...