So It's TRUMP!

Now that Ted Cruz is out of the race, it's pretty much set that the new leader of the GOP is Donald J. Trump.

So this has got to be heartbreaking for our friends in the Party of Stupid.

Just heartbreaking.

And if it weren't so troubling to the rest of us, I'd be giggling hysterically.

But let's not dawdle on what some random libr'ul has to say about Donald J. Trump, let's go to the Conservatives.

David Boaz of the CATO institute:

Not since George Wallace has there been a presidential candidate who made racial and religious scapegoating so central to his campaign. Trump launched his campaign talking about Mexican rapists and has gone on to rant about mass deportation, bans on Muslim immigration, shutting down mosques, and building a wall around America. America is an exceptional nation in large part because we’ve aspired to rise above such prejudices and guarantee life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to everyone.

Equally troubling is his idea of the presidency — his promise that he’s the guy, the man on a white horse, who can ride into Washington, fire the stupid people, hire the best people, and fix everything. He doesn’t talk about policy or working with Congress. He’s effectively vowing to be an American Mussolini, concentrating power in the Trump White House and governing by fiat. It’s a vision to make the last 16 years of executive abuse of power seem modest.

L. Brent Bozell III of the Accuracy in Media:

The GOP base is clearly disgusted and looking for new leadership. Enter Donald Trump, not just with policy prescriptions that challenge the cynical GOP leadership but with an attitude of disdain for that leadership — precisely in line with the sentiment of the base. Many conservatives are relishing this, but ah, the rub. Trump might be the greatest charlatan of them all.

Michael Mukasky, Former Attorney General of the United States:

For a hint of why a Donald Trump presidency would imperil our national security, consider just a couple of Trump’s suggestions for protecting us against Islamist terrorists.

He would start with a “temporary” ban on the entry of alien Muslims into the United States until “our leaders can figure out what the hell is going on.” This prescription overlooks that many people already have figured out precisely “what the hell is going on” — that we face a supremacist movement based in Islam that is intent on destroying Western civilization — and have intelligent suggestions for dealing with it. Moreover, Trump’s proposal would assure the enmity of all Muslims, including those whose support we need if we are to prevail.

And:

Trump says he would order the military to kill the families of terrorists. That would be a direct violation of the most basic laws of armed conflict, which require that deadly force be used only when required by military necessity, under circumstances that allow distinction between military and civilian targets, and when incidental damage to non-military targets is proportional to the military advantage gained. A military that adhered to the laws of armed conflict would necessarily disobey such an order; if it followed the order, both the person who gave it and those who followed it would be subject to prosecution for war crimes.

You can read all that and more here - at the National Review Online.

Politifact has found that only 9% of the Trump statements they've reviewed are either "True" or "Mostly True."  76% are either "Mostly False", "False" or "Pants on Fire."  Only 15% are in the middle with "Half True" (which I guess is also "Half False).

Remember this when our friends on the right are calling for "party unity."

And they have no one but themselves to blame.