"We have to stand with Hong Kong, but I'm also standing with
President Xi," Trump said. "He's a friend of mine. He's an incredible
guy. We have to stand, but I'd like to see them work it out."
Why stand with these brutal oppressors of freedom? Just so that we can trade with them?
Peggy Noonan thinks the purpose of conservatism is merely the preservation of the free market system, yet she supports Trump's impeachment.
She and Trump have more in common with each other than either of them does with real conservatism.
They are both thimble deep and symptomatic of the poverty of America's two party system.