We, As Conservative Intellectuals, Should Not Be

Donald Trump Is The Least Unpopular Thing About Today's Republican Party. I Mean, The Idea That A Mitch Mcconnell Or A Paul Ryan Could Say, "let's Toss Trump Overboard And Return To Our Program Of Plutocratic Politics, Health Care Removal, Massive Income Tax Cuts For The Affluent, Deregulation Of Finance" - If They Cut Loose From Donald Trump, It's Like, You Know, Storm In Channel, Continent Cut Off. If They Cut Loose From Him, They Are Much Likelier To Sink.

The Great Power The President Has Is That He Is The Most Prominent Person In The Biggest Media Event On The Planet. He Has The Attention Of The Nation And The World. When He Speaks, Everybody Listens.

I Am Not A Person Of The Left. But One Of The Things, The Central Idea Of Democracy Is That You Have A Bigger Investment In The System As A Whole Than You Do In Any Particular Outcome.

The System Has Evolved To Protect Parties From People Like Donald Trump. It Really Is True That People Without Well-established Public Records, Without Proven Capability In Public Service, Without Tested Beliefs And At Least Apparently Under The Influence Of A Foreign Power, Such People Are Screened Out By Major Parties.

Those Who Seem To Despise Half Of America Will Never Be Trusted To Govern Any Of It. Those Who Cherish Only The Country's Past Will Not Be Entrusted With Its Future.