David Brooks is an astute observer.   He is not particularly partisan, which is very hard to do in his situation and environment.   He's a conservative that I would be glad to share a meal with.     He's thoughtful and clearly has interest in many things  in the world.    He's not a tunnel visioned political commentator that long ago picked an inflexible ideology.

 I do think Brooks will speak openly about policy issues - but he has nothing to work with because Trump has nothing remotely resembling a policy statement.    This is case of wise people just giving Trump a little more rope.    

It's sad that Paul Ryan has now endorsed, but that's the life in the bipolar world of American politics.    I like Paul Ryan the person, I have since I watched him in the banking crisis  hearings when he kept his cool.      Ryan's the polar opposite of Trump in character, it's a shame that partisanship demands he fall in line with the Party.