Thread by @RadioFreeTom

I would add one more note, at least for me personally, on this issue of Never Trump people changing their positions. /1
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I think for some of us, it's not that we changed our position, it's that we don't want this administration trying to do important and complicated things it doesn't understand. /2

For example, I don't know whether physically moving the US EMB to Jerusalem is a good idea. I know that it will take skill and focus, and so I'd rather it not be done by an admin that lacks skill and focus. /3

Likewise, tax reform is as dear to my heart as any other conservative. But not *this way*, and certainly not led by a family who stands to gain from it. Does that make me against it? I guess so. For now. /4

So, yeah, POTUS critics are turning away from things we once wanted because they don't trust *this* WH to do them and not screw them up and lose them forever and make things worse than doing nothing. /5

.@JRubinBlogger and others can speak for themselves, and @charlescwcooke has every right to call out fellow cons for being inconsistent. That's healthy. But as Frum said, not healthy to start each day as if we have no memory of the previous day. /6x