Just a few weeks ago, the Republican establishment was excoriating Donald Trump in the most dire possible terms, as a filthy scum bag, con man, bully, and so on. And they were exactly right.
Now he is the party’s nominee, and with barely a show of reluctance, one by one they are lining up behind his candidacy for president. Our own beloved ex-governor, Rick Perry, was among the very first to climb on board. Then even Marco Rubio. And now, the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan. Expect Ted Cruz any day now.
These are the people who have been branding themselves for the last 30-plus years as the party of principles, family values, and Christianity. The party that upholds the Constitution. The party for whom “Character counts.” So let’s examine the character of their nominee, shall we?
