Republican leaders should have held a prime time press conference yesterday in which they should have strongly denounced Mr. Donald Trump for waffling on David Duke's endorsement & the KKK. Or are they only pretending to oppose him and his brand of scorched earth politics. Mr. Trump's extremism, Sen. Ted Cruz's irrational intransigence, Sen. Marco Rubio's regurgitated talking points, and Dr. Carson's "fruit salad" doctrine do not make for solid credentials for a Republican candidate or a United States president. The GOP has waited too long to do the right thing and should wait no longer. The time to do the right thing is now.
Perhaps the GOP leaders, and Republicans at large, should give an experienced statesman, Ohio governor John Kasich, a second look. Gov. Kasich has a lengthy legislative experience and a history of working with opponents in a bipartisan manner, without bullying, threats, or insults. He appears to be a fine gentleman, too, who has consistently refused to jump into the mud pit. If the Republican leadership offers a strong, reasoned endorsement of Gov. Kasich, the vast majority of Republicans and some moderates would most likely follow.
Letting Trump win the nomination will get Republicans closer to the presidency only in theory since the American people, in the aggregate, are alert, wise, and measured and will do the right thing by our country. The American people will not vote Trump into the highest public office in the land, the White House; they are the final demarcation line between sanity and chaos, between the presidency and Trump. The Republican leadership should do the sane thing and should do so now.
Dr. Azzam Elayan
February 29, 2016
