Quote:The greatest disconnect is religious and cultural: the Republican Party is overwhelmingly Caucasian and Christian and traditional on social issues, while its pundits skew Jewish and agnostic and libertarian. Krauthammer wanted to have it both ways, which is not unlike the hedging that Brooks and Goldberg have displayed. George Will went so far as to say: “I’m an atheist. An agnostic is someone who is not sure. I’m pretty sure. I see no evidence of God.” Meanwhile, Gerson is a liberal Episcopalian who took to the pages of the Atlantic to attack evangelicals for supporting Trump. In sum, the conservative intellectuals didn’t understand the base’s concerns about religious liberty because they hardly cared for religion — which should have disqualified them long ago.

(06-29-2018 08:35 AM)bullet Wrote:  Interesting article on the disconnect from the base of the Never-Trump pundits.

https://spectator.org/the-collapse-of-the-never-trump-conservatives/

(06-29-2018 09:17 AM)fsquid Wrote:  Good paragraph

Quote:The greatest disconnect is religious and cultural: the Republican Party is overwhelmingly Caucasian and Christian and traditional on social issues, while its pundits skew Jewish and agnostic and libertarian. Krauthammer wanted to have it both ways, which is not unlike the hedging that Brooks and Goldberg have displayed. George Will went so far as to say: “I’m an atheist. An agnostic is someone who is not sure. I’m pretty sure. I see no evidence of God.” Meanwhile, Gerson is a liberal Episcopalian who took to the pages of the Atlantic to attack evangelicals for supporting Trump. In sum, the conservative intellectuals didn’t understand the base’s concerns about religious liberty because they hardly cared for religion — which should have disqualified them long ago.

(06-29-2018 09:17 AM)fsquid Wrote:  Good paragraph

Quote:The greatest disconnect is religious and cultural: the Republican Party is overwhelmingly Caucasian and Christian and traditional on social issues, while its pundits skew Jewish and agnostic and libertarian. Krauthammer wanted to have it both ways, which is not unlike the hedging that Brooks and Goldberg have displayed. George Will went so far as to say: “I’m an atheist. An agnostic is someone who is not sure. I’m pretty sure. I see no evidence of God.” Meanwhile, Gerson is a liberal Episcopalian who took to the pages of the Atlantic to attack evangelicals for supporting Trump. In sum, the conservative intellectuals didn’t understand the base’s concerns about religious liberty because they hardly cared for religion — which should have disqualified them long ago.

(06-29-2018 12:18 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  Brit Hume slamming never trumpers with some real-speak.

(06-29-2018 12:59 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 12:18 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  Brit Hume slamming never trumpers with some real-speak.

That’s about as concise as you can get. Lol

(06-29-2018 01:23 PM)Eldonabe Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 12:59 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 12:18 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  Brit Hume slamming never trumpers with some real-speak.

That’s about as concise as you can get. Lol

That was awesome - +1000 points for Britt Hume

(06-29-2018 01:47 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  LOL, and he did it with just four words. Brilliant!

(06-29-2018 12:59 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 12:18 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  Brit Hume slamming never trumpers with some real-speak.

That’s about as concise as you can get. Lol

(06-29-2018 10:53 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  Lets not forget the Never Trumper on this board. Hope he is enjoying Tump's success.

(06-30-2018 07:35 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 10:53 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  Lets not forget the Never Trumper on this board. Hope he is enjoying Tump's success.

I am.

But, I'm nothing like the neo-cons described in this article. Since Trump's election win, I have supported him and wished for him to succeed. My concerns with Trump were his long history of being a democrat, campaign style, lack of experience, concerns about his morality, and New York background. No offense, but being a Texan, I've always been skeptical of Northern Republicans. I still believe Ted Cruz would be a fine President some day, but.....

Trump has done more for the nation in his short time in office then any President in my lifetime, even more then Reagan. I was wrong about Trump. I openly admit it. He has proven to be a better conservative then past Republican Presidents. I still have concerns about whether he is a good man, but I now have no doubt that he is a fine President. Unless he does something severely stupid, I will gladly be voting for him in 2020.

What this article calls the collapse of the Never-Trumpers, is really the reunification of the Republican Party. That is a great thing for conservatives. dems should be very concerned heading into November.

(06-30-2018 07:35 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 10:53 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  Lets not forget the Never Trumper on this board. Hope he is enjoying Tump's success.

I am.

But, I'm nothing like the neo-cons described in this article. Since Trump's election win, I have supported him and wished for him to succeed. My concerns with Trump were his long history of being a democrat, campaign style, lack of experience, concerns about his morality, and New York background. No offense, but being a Texan, I've always been skeptical of Northern Republicans. I still believe Ted Cruz would be a fine President some day, but.....

Trump has done more for the nation in his short time in office then any President in my lifetime, even more then Reagan. I was wrong about Trump. I openly admit it. He has proven to be a better conservative then past Republican Presidents. I still have concerns about whether he is a good man, but I now have no doubt that he is a fine President. Unless he does something severely stupid, I will gladly be voting for him in 2020.

What this article calls the collapse of the Never-Trumpers, is really the reunification of the Republican Party. That is a great thing for conservatives. dems should be very concerned heading into November.

(06-30-2018 07:35 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

(06-29-2018 10:53 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  Lets not forget the Never Trumper on this board. Hope he is enjoying Tump's success.

I am.

But, I'm nothing like the neo-cons described in this article. Since Trump's election win, I have supported him and wished for him to succeed. My concerns with Trump were his long history of being a democrat, campaign style, lack of experience, concerns about his morality, and New York background. No offense, but being a Texan, I've always been skeptical of Northern Republicans. I still believe Ted Cruz would be a fine President some day, but.....

Trump has done more for the nation in his short time in office then any President in my lifetime, even more then Reagan. I was wrong about Trump. I openly admit it. He has proven to be a better conservative then past Republican Presidents. I still have concerns about whether he is a good man, but I now have no doubt that he is a fine President. Unless he does something severely stupid, I will gladly be voting for him in 2020.

What this article calls the collapse of the Never-Trumpers, is really the reunification of the Republican Party. That is a great thing for conservatives. dems should be very concerned heading into November.