No, you are right: while the show went to great lengths to tell us that Julian was all "grr! rigid conservative!" some of the positions they showed him supporting were not those that usually would be held by the right wing. But then, they also had him spouting conspiracy theories in one episode--I think the writers were lazy and just gave him whatever dialogue they weren't otherwise able to assign.

BUT. Fanfic writers can give him better and more consistent treatment, yes? And we can also get him laid!