Bill Kristol makes the case to make Trump a one term president
I’m no poet. I do not contain multitudes. But like many other prosaic people, I can, in the spirit of The Federalist, try to contain two thoughts in my mind at the same time.
They are: Donald Trump is in many ways a bad president—bad for the country, bad for conservatism, bad for the Republican party. His sway over party and policy should be limited as much as is feasible and his dominance of our politics not extended any longer than necessary.
And Brett Kavanaugh is a good pick and should be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
In this spirit, I would also say that one might have voted for Donald Trump. One might approve to some degree of his presidency so far. But that does not mean that one approves forever or automatically, or that one is impervious to evidence of unfitness.
Soon after the midterm elections, it will be worth a step back, a deep breath, and a hard look. It will be worth asking then—as Americans, as conservatives, as Republicans—do we want four more years of a Trump presidency? No need then to relitigate who was right about this or wrong about that in 2016 or 2017 or 2018. What will be needed is to be open-minded about the right course ahead.
As our greatest president put it: “As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.” Can’t we act in the spirit of Lincoln in the age of Trump?
https://www.weeklystandard.com/william-kristol/a-case-of-the-mondays
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