Then again . . .

Mark Antonio Wright at NRO and Steve Hayes at the Weekly Standard make cogent cases for the position that the people to whom I extended graciousness in the face of their sudden turnabouts on Squirrel-Hair are dangerously wrong;

Wright:

What possible purpose does this serve?

First, pure short-term political calculation would warrant tapping the breaks on a Trump endorsement. A third-party or independent candidate could emerge in the next few weeks. (Or maybe not.) Trump could do or say something truly disqualifying — I’m not holding my breath, but this is possible. (Or maybe not.) Trump could be floundering so badly in the polls by mid July — Trump is down six and a half points against Hillary Clinton in the RealClearPoliticsaverage as of today — that the goose is cooked and no plausible political advantage could be gained by an endorsement. (Or maybe he’ll be neck and neck with Hillary by then.) Hillary could get indicted, leaving Trump — if no third-party alternative emerges — alone on the field. (Or maybe she won’t be.)

The point is no Republican politician needs to make a decision now — unless, that is, they’re angling for the chance to be Trump’s running mate. The facts on the ground can change between early May and late July. If you’re an out-of-office Republican like Perry or Jindal, a Republican not up for reelection like Scott Walker or Greg Abbott, or even a Republican on the ballot this November like Mike Pence or Kelly Ayotte: What’s the rush? 

Why not at least give it a few days or weeks? Why not see where we stand when the dust settles? Why not see if there are better alternatives out there in a month? Second, any Republican looking farther down the road than this November’s general election should think hard about how they want to be remembered.

But his final point is the one that is his most important:

Finally: When in doubt, do the right thing. Life is too short to sell out your principles. Life is too short to not fight the good fight — even if you know defeat is likely. An endorsement of Donald Trump should shake you to your core. One electoral defeat or electoral victory is not worth the abandonment of your principles. If you really believed Donald Trump was bad for America before Tuesday, what’s changed?

Hayes:

If nothing changes, this will be the choice presented to Americans in November. An ignorant, unstable conspiracy theorist with no core principles versus an inveterate liar dedicated to ever-expanding government. Clinton and Trump are the least popular major-party candidates in the history of polling. Hillary Clinton is viewed "very unfavorably" by 37 percent of Americans; Trump is viewed "very unfavorably" by a staggering 53 percent.

Senator Ben Sasse, a newly elected Republican from Nebraska, is one of only a few elected conservatives to demonstrate any political courage. In an open letter to Americans "who think both leading presidential candidates are dishonest and have little chance of leading America forward," Sasse argued against defeatism and complacency.
"There are dumpster fires in my town more popular than these two 'leaders.' With Clinton and Trump, the fix is in. Heads, they win; tails, you lose. Why are we confined to these two terrible options? This is America. If both choices stink, we reject them and go bigger. That's what we do. Remember: our Founders didn't want entrenched political parties. So why should we accept this terrible choice?"

Yes, why? 

Valid points. In any case, those of us who find Donald Trump unfit to be president or hold any public office will continue to be relentlessly vocal about saying so.