Posted on 01/22/2016 6:43:10 AM PST by ghost of stonewall jackson
In their editorial, National Review editors put it this way:
There are understandable reasons for his eminence, and he has shown impressive gut-level skill as a campaigner. But he is not deserving of conservative support in the caucuses and primaries. Trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist who would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in favor of a free-floating populism with strong-man overtones.
Paraphrasing a line of scripture from 1 Timothy, Erickson writes this:
We should not put a new conservative in charge of conservatism or the country, so that he does not become puffed up with conceit and fall into condemnation. Republicans have wandered in the wilderness already by letting leaders define conservatism in their own image. Donald Trump needs more time and more testing of his new conservative convictions.
Beck gets specific, citing Trump's previous support for stimulus spending, bank bailouts and auto bailouts as reasons why his conservative credentials are suspect:
When conservatives desperately needed allies in the fight against big government, Donald Trump didn't stand on the sidelines. He consistently advocated that your money be spent, that your government grow, and that your Constitution be ignored. Sure, Trump's potential primary victory would provide Hillary Clinton with the easiest imaginable path to the White House. But it's far worse than that. If Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination, there will once again be no opposition to an ever-expanding government.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Megan is conservative?
I wonder how many coffee tables in Iowa have a copy of National Review on them. I don’t ever remember seeing one.
Also: Beck, Erickson and Kristol opposing you should be considered a plus.
I just finished reading the article 10 minutes ago.
All I can say is Trump, you magnificent bastard!
Wait....
Is this the same National Review that endorsed RINO Romney...
and told me I should consider commie John Huntsman??
...yeah, that NR
The gravy train v Donald Trump.
They will say and do ANYTHING to stop anyone from interfering from their control that has made them billionaires and put the USA 19 trillion in debt.
Megan’s new doo really makes her look like a dyke. Maybe she is finally coming out?
I don’t have cable.
Why do those four people look so sad?
I can hear the Trump camp wailing and “oh - noes” all the way from here, with my doors and windows closed.
Bozell? Perhaps. The rest of them? There are sandwiches to be made, girls...hop to it!
If those are the leaders, I’ll choose to be a nationalist over what they call conservative.
They’re used to having sway over their “followers” and see it slipping away.
Too bad.
But for those who need someone to tell them how to think and vote, well, how’s that worked for this nation so far?
They look like extras on "Walking Dead."
Yeah, that's the way to attract people to the conservative movement.
Based on the record and outcome of those who have gone out of their way to ‘shred Donald Trump’ in the past, this is good news.... for The Donald.
That’s a fairly sad looking bunch. No smiles?
That one will leave a mark.
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