I enjoy reading those conservatives out there who share a disgust of Trump with the rest of us. Frum, Brooks, Rubin and many others. Jennifer Rubin has been one of the strongest voices on the right calling for Trump’s removal from office.
Here’s one of her daily rants.
…We would have no particular concern for his happiness and self-regard, given his loathsome character, if not for the danger his total self-absorption poses to the presidency, the country, democracy and the West. His bottomless well of insecurity makes him a sitting duck for authoritarians well-versed in the art of flattery. His self-absorption make him incurious about the world — about anything other than himself — and as one who asserts he knows more than anyone else, he cannot learn from others. His personality defects make him unwilling to give up grudges, unable to let go of small inconsequential matters (e.g. athletes kneeling, crowd size), unequipped to control his anger, unprepared to set out a bottom line in negotiations and unmoved by others’ expectation he should show loyalty to them. His tweets now read like a form of free-association therapy as he babbles on about his obsessions, fears and resentments — thereby making himself the object of even more ridicule and contempt.
Michelle Obama likes to say, “Being president doesn’t change who you are, it reveals who you are.” In the cauldron of the presidency when surrounded by sycophants to one side and brutal critics to the other, and faced with constitutional and practical limitations on executive power, Trump’s already weak temperament, intellect and psyche are stressed. Before becoming president he lied and boasted to assuage his ego; he now lies constantly and more outrageously to deny failure in the Oval Office. He was naturally suspicious and untrusting; now he’s vexed by unhinged paranoia, making him a patsy for conspiracy theories in office. He never bothered to concentrate on intellectual pursuits and learn from others before; now he’s a know-nothing who relies on aides to clean up his gaffes and deploys the excuse of “Fake news!” to conceal his jaw-dropping ignorance. Unfortunately, Trump has virtually no redeeming qualities to counterbalance his inadequacies…
- Just another disgruntled GOP Establishment lackey.
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Those conservatives might be able to come out of this with some dignity intact... OUR conservatives, however, have completely destroyed their credibility...
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Their unifying purpose is to oppose everything liberals are for.
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Even if they have to slit their own throats to do it...
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Even if they have to slit their own throats to do it...
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Their unifying purpose is to oppose everything liberals are for.