Posted on 06/11/2017 10:57:23 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
Republicans of all stripes must be made to acknowledge and accept that Trumpism is an experiment that failed," Noah Rothman wrote in Commentary.
It was October 2016 and Rothman was declaring the terms on which Never Trumpers would accept the surrender of Republicans after Trumps defeat. Some "examples must be made", but after some political purges, the GOP could be reunited around "free trade" and "an internationalist foreign policy".
But instead of losing, Trump won. The disasters that Rothman was predicting, the loss of Congress and the White House, never came about. And the scorned prophets of Never Trump, instead of apologizing or being offered terms for rejoining the GOP, continued forecasting disaster and doom for the heretics.
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So everything is a disaster. Trump is infuriating Europeans alienating Muslims, abandoning NATO and destroying the planet... The apocalypse is just around the corner. And when it finally arrives, Rothman and the rest of the gang can lay out their terms for reunifying the GOP around illegal alien amnesty, destructive trade practices and open borders for terrorist refugees.
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The job security of Never Trump pundits certainly depends on a Republican defeat in 2018. If Trump doesnt fail, how will anyone know they were right?
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But neither the National Review nor Commentary can hold a candle to the sheer derangement of the Weekly Standard. The Standard pushed 25th Amendment and Electoral College shenanigans to stop Trump that were hardly seen outside left-wing swamps. It compared Paul Ryan to a Nazi collaborator for endorsing Trump. All of this was spiced with doom headlines that could have come from the media.
Trump the Loser, Donald Trump, a One-Man Wedge Issue, Threatens GOP Future, "Donald Trump's Plan to Destroy the U.S. Economy", headlines shrieked. With Trump, It Only Gets Worse from Here.
(Excerpt) Read more at frontpagemag.com ...
Read the whole thing.
Just one more Jill Stein recount...
Early in 2016, I dropped Shapiro, Klavan, Deace, Levin, and National Review. I’ve seen so little of NeverTrumpers I had no idea how insane they had become.
A NeverTrump Catholic bishop, who declared he saw no difference between Trump and the most fanatical abortionist ever to run for President. Never forget or forgive this snake:
catholicphilly.com/2016/08/think-tank/archbishop-chaput-column/some-personal-thoughts-on-the-months-ahead/
Remember anti-Trumpers are anti-conservatives, pro-liberal NWO fascist socialists.
McCain, the traitor, just said Obama was a better leader.
What a great article, a must read.
...”Wow, did Greenfield hit this one out of the park! Both George Will and Max Boot get well-deserved skewerings among others.”...
Greenfield is the best writer around. His insight and logic are impeccable.
Nathanial Rotham need to think back to the 0bama experiment. Considering the grand plan to show the world we would elect a black president was a colossal failure. Only with the Media’s zealous protection and cover up of the clowns failures allowed him to keep out of prison
I would have never voted Republican again, so, nice try, Rothman.
Adding to that list, I also dropped Rush for his anti-Trump BS! Although, I have listened to Rush, albeit sparingly, since the election of President Trump!
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