Since attention is being focused on whether Donald Trump will sign a loyalty pledge, what about Jeb Bush? Bush would never run a third party candidacy, but like many establishment Republicans, he might pay lip service to endorsing the nominee and then disappear from the scene. Or worse, he might furtively encourage his supporters to give money to Hillary.

Sounds far fetched? That's exactly what happened in Virginia when Ken Cuccinelli was nominated for governor by Republicans after beating a RINO for the nomination; in retaliation, establishment Republicans sat on their hands and even gave money and support to the Democratic nominee, Terry McAuliffe, who is now the governor of Virginia.

I think we need to question Bush closely on what level of support he will give to the Republican nominee. Will he host fundraisers for him? Will he go to Spanish areas and say, "Yo soy por Trump"? Of course, we don't know who the nominee will be yet, but since Bush is in single digits, I think this is much more of a probable eventuality to plan for then whether or not Trump will endorse or run against a different Republican nominee.

This is the whole problem with RINOs. They say they want a "big tent", which is really a code word for liberal views, but when it comes to supporting conservatives, suddenly their tent pole grows flaccid and everything collapses.

If Donald Trump or Ted Cruz is the nominee, can you imagine Jeb Bush campaigning for him? Will Scott Walker and Marco Rubio join him on the trail? Can you imagine Karl Rove raising money for him, or the Chamber of Commerce?

I have a sneaking suspicion that many of them would secretly support Hillary, because in many ways Hillary is a corporatist who fits in with much of their agenda. Therefore I think we need not just a loyalty pledge for establishment Republicans but a detailed loyalty test, complete with a polygraph.

Does this sound extreme?

It's no more extreme or repugnant than forcing anyone to sign a "loyalty pledge".

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