David Brooks wonders why he calls himself a Republican:
It made me wonder, are they really my guys? Do I have guys anymore?
Certainly in childhood I felt a strong affinity for the Democrats. Everybody I knew was one. The Democrats were obviously forces for justice and morality. Then sometime in adulthood I did come to naturally assume that the Republicans were the vehicles for the things I thought were best.
But you never know the workings of your own mind until you get an unexpected cold blast from somewhere deep inside. The thought that I’m part of the G.O.P.’s fan base sent such a blast, though it’s complicated.
Needless to say, he is very far from the only Republican to wonder why David Brooks calls himself a Republican. There’s certainly very little that’s “republican” about his ideology as evinced in his columns. And Gail? They really don’t….