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[SEC_Chick]

This election has created situations where lines have been redrawn and can make things incredibly difficult to figure out. I am unaccustomed to being on the side of Paul Ryan and Lindsey Graham and opposing the current and former Governors of Texas.

Here's an example: Paul Ryan is facing a primary challenge from Paul Nehlen. While I voted Romney/Ryan, and generally liked Paul Ryan significantly more than Mitt Romney and I find him to be less offensive than Boehner, he is also the sort against whom I would generally support a more conservative primary challenger, as I don't really see him doing much to advance conservative positions as Speaker. However, in his favor, as the highest ranking Republican, and in line for the Presidency, he has declined to endorse Trump, and called Trump out on lies characterizing his relationship. OTOH, Ryan is likely merely giving cover to other GOP House members in Not Trump districts, and personally hails from a state and district where Ted Cruz strongly outperformed Trump. Nehlen has been endorsed by some conservatives I have respected in the past. However, Nehlen has also been endorsed by Palin in her typically cartoonish fashion, pretty much solely because Ryan has refused to kiss Trump's ring.

The calculation of the enemy of my enemy is my friend has gotten very difficult. I suppose I am Team Ryan, but it feels very odd to be so.