With some, yes, it is that too, but you seem to be lumping all republicans and conservatives together as if they all come from the same mold.
That's true. I've heard a few republicans propose things at times and in ways I could not believe, like a federal mandate totally outlawing abortion, period! I mean, c'mon! I swear idiots like Lindsay Graham are literally trying to sabotage the entire party with bullshit. Not only is that idea extreme and untenable as much as I don't like abortion, it is just another very bad one-size-fits-all big government solution that is as bad as many of the democrat's big government "solutions."
In some cases, yes. But not all republicans are conservatives and not all are cut from the same cloth.