I used to respect Peter Wehner. No more. What he doesn't understand is that Donald Trump, as flawed as he may be as a presidential candidate, is speaking truths that other Republicans are afraid to speak. Republicans take people like me for granted. "What's Keith going to do, vote Democrat? When the time comes, he'll vote for Jeb Bush." Wrong. I held my nose in 2008 and 2012, voting "for" John McCain and Mitt Romney. It won't happen again. I'll stay home. If Jeb Bush thinks he has my vote and is pandering to Hispanics to get their votes, he should think again. By pandering, he gains one vote and loses one vote. I hope other conservatives agree with me. Make Republicans pay for their refusal or inability to speak truths. Will that put a Democrat in office? I don't care. There's not much difference between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton when it comes to issues I care about, such as illegal immigration, federalization of education, supporting trade agreements that destroy American jobs, sucking up to Wall Street, and so on.
Addendum: Wehner writes:
If conservatives rally to defend Mr. Trump on the grounds that he’s “refreshing” and has “passion,” that he’s “anti-establishment” and irritates liberals, they will do considerable damage to their movement and to the Republican Party. Mr. Trump is a pernicious figure on the American political landscape. He can’t be wished away. Which means the people who have to confront and expose him are conservatives. We’re the ones who have the most to lose from a successful Trump candidacy.
What good is a "movement" that puts wishy-washy Republicans in power? What have we gotten from the likes of John Boehner and Mitch McConnell? They're scared to death of being called racists, so they say nothing about Barack Obama's slow, steady destruction of our culture. If I could vote today, it would be for Donald Trump. Any Republican who mocks or repudiates him loses my vote.
