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This relates to my earlier published thoughts about what’s really going down. There seemed to be a fairly orchestrated sequence to Cruz then Kasich withdrawing, as if they believed that there was no possible point to continuing. That would be valid if they knew of a plan to create an alternate nomination and were perhaps parts of it (as in a Cruz-Kasich ticket).

I’ve come around to the view that Donald Trump is the only candidate who could beat Hillary Clinton and the only one who could make any sort of progress afterwards in terms of removing the worst effects of political correctness.

I have not gone as far as taking a negative view of Ted Cruz. I admire the commitment to constitutional adherence and yes, I recognize the irony involved in a Canadian born candidate taking that stand but I believe it is sincere and essentially pro-American. There is a qualitative difference between a man who is technically a citizen but despises America (possibly the current office holder) and another man who may technically not be eligible but who loves America. But whatever, the reality is that Trump can bring relief.

Paul Ryan is acting honorably too. He’s basically saying what many are thinking, that the questions are not fully resolved yet in terms of limited government, adherence to the constitution and separation of powers. But that doesn’t mean I suspect Trump has the wrong answers. I see Donald Trump as a sincere man who is starting from a position of patchy familiarity and understanding of all the subtleties of conservatism. He became a conservative by wanting to preserve the essence of the nation, the other details are relatively minor.

I think Paul Ryan and others will get the answers they seek. And when that happens, I hope that any plan B goes down the memory hole. At that point, it would be win-win and on to the agreed upon main task, to deny Clinton re-entry to the White House.