An opinion piece published in the Washington Post is causing a storm on both sides of the aisle. Many Republicans long hung on every word from conservative columnist George Will, but now it looks like he’s parted ways with the GOP (at least until Donald Trump is out of office). As Raw Story wrote, “hell just froze over.”
Will penned a scathing piece titled, “Vote against the GOP this November.” To be clear, he isn’t switching to the Democratic party, not even close, he just doesn’t want to be part of Trump’s Republican party. The reasons he cited include:
“Ryan and many other Republicans have become the president’s poodles”
“Congressional Republicans (congressional Democrats are equally supine toward Democratic presidents) have no higher ambition than to placate this president.”
“Meaningless noise is this administration’s appropriate libretto because, just as a magnet attracts iron filings, Trump attracts, and is attracted to, louts.”
“In today’s GOP, which is the president’s plaything, he is the mainstream.”
I've spent decades debating George Will, who has never strayed from his conservative Republican roots. Until now. https://t.co/tjPSRNX3wU
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 23, 2018
THE BIG SWITCH: It's understandably tough to process shifting political allegiances at this fraught moment in our history, and I've expressed my share of skepticism. But George Will, Frum, Schmidt, Scarborough, Finn, Painter, former intel chiefs, etc. are sending a clear message.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 23, 2018
George Will knows when country is more important than party! And our country is at stake in the coming 2018 election, first to check Trump and then no later than 2020 remove him. https://t.co/wI0iKuIajC
— John Dean (@JohnWDean) June 22, 2018
George Will's article makes a valuable point.
The midterm election won't be about liberals vs. conservatives. It won't be about Democrats vs. Republicans.
The midterm election will be about moral, decent human beings vs. Trump supporters.
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) June 22, 2018