Today:
1) NeverTrump conservatives argued over @JRubinBlogger and whether she's being too NeverTrump.
2) Progressives argued over Ta-Nehisi Coates and whether he's not being progressive enough.
3) Trump supporters cheered for whatever Donald Trump did.
@davidfrum @charlescwcooke
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Ah! Which is where
@NoahCRothman’s very smart take comes in! https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/donald-trump-year-in-review-unfavorable/ … -
That was good. I like Rothman, but hadn't seen that article yet. Thanks for posting.
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However, Rothman's focus--like most of the conservative end-of-year assessments--is domestic policy. On foreign policy, he's been a net negative. Abandoning the TPP (and dragging the ostensibly conservative party to an anti-free trade position) is one of many unforced errors.
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My chief concern with Trump was on FP and, from a conservative interventionist perspective, I couldn't disagree more. He's exceeded my expectations. Though I miss TPP, it was dead long before inauguration day.
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I think Hillary would've lawyered her way into supporting TPP again, but who knows. Either way, quitting ceded Asia-Pacific to China. The problem with assessing Trump's FP now is no crisis has hit yet. He hasn't had to rally a coalition of the willing. NATO hasn't been tested...
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North Korea's on the same risk-but-not-an-immediate-crisis track. The ISIS campaign ended well, but post-conflict's fraught with risks. But he couldn't get bilateral trade deals in Asia--others don't trust him. When a real crisis hits, I'm skeptical he can rally others to meet it
End of conversation
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