This Is Not My Party': George Will Goes from GOP to Unaffiliated

[Truth Detector]

Actually, I feel quite certain that Mr. Will is well aware of that fact; and that, nonetheless, he prefers a Hillary Clinton presidency.

But I do not.

Although I like and respect George Will, we do part company on this point. As you (quite correctly) noted, this matter alone is enough to try to prevent a Hillary Clinton presidency.

At least, I certainly think so...

^Good post.

[Chris]

Actually, I feel quite certain that Mr. Will is well aware of that fact; and that, nonetheless, he prefers a Hillary Clinton presidency.

But I do not.

Although I like and respect George Will, we do part company on this point. As you (quite correctly) noted, this matter alone is enough to try to prevent a Hillary Clinton presidency.

At least, I certainly think so...

A reasoned opinion, respect that, though outside what Will announced as his reasoning.

I wonder though, as an establishment Republican, would you trust anti-establishment Trump nominations?

[pjohns]

Will has become the embarrassment...

Actually, I think it is Donald Trump who qualifies as an embarrassment.

On Fox News Sunday yesterday, George Will had an excellent reply, I think, to Donald Trump's rancid response on Twitter: Will declared that Trump has a major advantage, since Trump can state everything he knows, as concerning any subject, in just 140 characters; and he (Will) cannot...

[Mac-7]

Actually, I think it is Donald Trump who qualifies as an embarrassment.

On Fox News Sunday yesterday, George Will had an excellent reply, I think, to Donald Trump's rancid response on Twitter: Will declared that Trump has a major advantage, since Trump can state everything he knows, as concerning any subject, in just 140 characters; and he (Will) cannot...

That was just a clever comeback from a snit

nothing george will has to say after "I prefer hillary" means anything to me.

[Truth Detector]

Actually, I think it is Donald Trump who qualifies as an embarrassment.

On Fox News Sunday yesterday, George Will had an excellent reply, I think, to Donald Trump's rancid response on Twitter: Will declared that Trump has a major advantage, since Trump can state everything he knows, as concerning any subject, in just 140 characters; and he (Will) cannot...

As ignorant and simple minded many wish to believe Trump is, nothing was a simple minded and arguably absent of substance than the current occupants "hope and change" mantra and the last eight years of division, derision and malaise.

I find it a profound irony when people rant about Trump being simple or inexperienced when so many have already voted for someone far worse.

[pjohns]

We will have to disagree that will is not a blowhard.

All he has ever done is vent his opinions to the world - endlessly.

That should come as no major surprise, since that is exactly what syndicated political columnists, just by definition, do...

[pjohns]

I wonder though, as an establishment Republican, would you trust anti-establishment Trump nominations?

That is certainly a reasonable question.

Although I believe that Donald Trump is all over the place--to the right on some matters, and to the left on others--and I therefore find it difficult to "trust" him, I do think that his SCOTUS nominations would very likely be far preferable to Hillary Clinton's nominations.

In fact, he gave a list recently--of 11 people, I believe (mostly jurists on lower courts)--who, according to all who have reviewed the list, and are familiar with these people, appear to be most congenial to conservative values.

However, he did rain on his own parade a bit, by adding that he would wish to set forth an additional "list" of names (which, to date, has not been forthcoming).

And he said only that he would "likely" choose from the list given--not that he definitely would.

Still, I prefer leaving the SCOTUS nominations in the hands of Donald Trump, rather than Hillary Clinton...

[The Sage of Main Street]

We will have to disagree that Will is not a blowhard.

All he has ever done is vent his opinions to the world - endlessly.

If you are a career politican or political aide in washington on the republican side that means you have to have a public face that is conservative and the private big government face for unrecorded meetings with the democrats.

I hope that does not apply to you.

George Willard is a nerdy bootlicker, a scribbling prostitute, a hired pen, and a narrow-minded conformist. In other words, he is a typical product of the high and mighty Ivory Tower of academentia. He is more about gravy than gravitas.