At no point in this election cycle did I get it right on Donald Trump. You could have been perfectly predictive on his fortunes had you simply read what I wrote and then thought the other thing. My job initially was to get Marco Rubio nominated. Then it was to see anyone by Donald Trump as the nominee. Then it was to encourage as many Americans as possible who read or hear me to beleive that neither he nor Hillary was suitable for the job, and that they should vote for someone else. On every point, I was wrong, and I failed. But that was my job as I saw it.
Now that I have failed and my fellow citizens have spoken, it is my civic duty to support the President wherever I can. On any issue where his preferences and mine align or are even close, I'll support him. Where we disagree, you'll hear about it. But he is going to be the President. My President, and he will lead the country I love with an unusal ardor.
I am happy for Donald Trump's supporters, especially the Hammer. He--as opposed to me--was right from the start on this.
That the Republicans kept the Senate and the House is good news. To the extent that the President-elect puts forward policy proposals that are aligned with traditional Republican principles, I think he'll enjoy success, as he should. Where his policy proposals are misaligned with prevailing Republican views, I think he'll find more difficulty.
Expect the Democrats in the Senate to a wall of opposition, and they'll use every parliamentary proceedure in the book to butress it. All of the stuff R's said about Supreme Court picks will be repeated--how the Senate is under no obligation to confirm, etc.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
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CW my friend, you are a class individual. I didn't agree with your position, still don’t understand it, but I appreciate the character it took to stand up for what you thought was right. We all gave you hell, and I apologize (somewhat) if I, at times, was a little harsh.
But it is what it is. The apple cart has been tipped and in the next few days I urge you to keep an open mind. We have a rare and FLEETING opportunity to break the back of the corporate-media/liberal cabal, which I consider the REAL threat to our democratic republic. We need to seize the day because we may not get another chance.
So, I say to all my #nevertrump friends, our quarrel is over, we are friends again, and we have work to do. It’s over, welcome home.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
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