Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum makes the conservative case for Hillary Clinton

[babylonsister]

Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum makes the conservative case for Hillary Clinton
Updated by Libby Nelson@libbyanelson Nov 2, 2016, 2:10pm EDT


David Frum — a neoconservative and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush — has drawn a line in the sand for conservatives who oppose Donald Trump: The only effective way to oppose Trump is to cast a vote for Hillary Clinton.

“One of only two people on earth will win the American presidency on November 8,” he writes in the Atlantic. “Hillary Clinton is one of those two possibilities. Donald Trump is the only other.” And Trump is such a threat to American democracy and the Constitution, Frum argues, that he has already voted for Clinton. Now he is calling on other conservatives to do the same.

“I am voting not to advance my wish-list on taxes, entitlements, regulation, and judicial appointments,” Frum writes. “I am voting to defend Americans' profoundest shared commitment: a commitment to norms and rules that today protect my rights under a president I don’t favor, and that will tomorrow do the same service for you.”

He enumerates what he sees as Clinton’s greatest faults: She is a “suspicious and vindictive personality,” she “sold access” through the Clinton Foundation, she “will want to spend and regulate” more than Obama. But here is the heart of his case for Clinton:

But she is a patriot. She will uphold the sovereignty and independence of the United States. She will defend allies. She will execute the laws with reasonable impartiality. She may bend some rules for her own and her supporters’ advantage. She will not outright defy legality altogether. Above all, she can govern herself; the first indispensable qualification for governing others.

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http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/2/13499134/conservative-never-trump-clinton-david-frum

[northoftheborder]

1. "Vindictive" ???? "sold access"?????

Kind of a back-handed endorsement.

[asiliveandbreathe]

2. Hey Frum -

He enumerates what he sees as Clinton’s greatest faults: She is a “suspicious and vindictive personality,” she “sold access” through the Clinton Foundation, she “will want to spend and regulate” more than Obama. But here is the heart of his case for Clinton:

Specifically - how suspicious and vindictive..facts only - and none of the BS rethug talking points..this email subject is crap - non story -

Sold access - facts only

she will want to spend and regulate - specifically - facts only - conjecture doesn't cut it!

But, thanks for the endorsement Frum..talk about a left handed compliment - from the righty..

[Tom Rivers]

4. i'll take any vote we can get against trump... even if from a neo-con

we can get back to fighting with them after the election is over.

[Tom Rivers]

3. frum isn't as bad as most republicans

he has argued for years that the gop was getting more and more out of step with modern america and the changing demographics. i remember in 2012 after romney lost when he gave one of the most scathing rebukes and autopsies of his party.

as a man of jewish heritage he is also probably repulsed by the anti-semantic memes posted by trumps most hardcore supporters. i'm not jewish but i am a human being and that shit sickens me to no end and one of the main reasons why i will never support a cretin like trump.

[babylonsister]

5. You're right about Frum, and

welcome to DU!