memeorandum: It's the Current Year, Ross (The Unz Review)

12:30 PM ET, May 8, 2016

Top Items:

Karl de Vries / CNN:

Palin will work to defeat Ryan in primary for Trump stance — Watch CNN: Sarah Palin joins Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” at 9 a.m. and noon ET today. — Washington (CNN)Sarah Palin will work to defeat House Speaker Paul Ryan by backing his primary opponent in Wisconsin, the former Alaska governor told CNN's Jake Tapper.

Discussion: RedState, AOL, CANNONFIRE, MichelleMalkin.com, BizPac Review, Outside the Beltway, The Gateway Pundit, The Last Tradition, Political Wire and The Daily Caller

Eli Stokols / Politico:

Donald Trump breaks the GOP — It was as shocking as it was predictable after a year of slow-motion build-up—the dramatic splitting apart of the Grand Old Party in the 72 hours after Donald Trump became its presumptive nominee. — When asked Friday if the organization he now leads …

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Donald Trump or Paul Ryan: Who's King of the Hill? — WASHINGTON — PAUL RYAN and Donald Trump sit down at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill to hash out a couple little things, like who is running the party and who is the actual Republican.

Discussion: Politico

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON May 8, 2016 and it will be updated. — STEPHANOPOULOS: I sat down with Trump at Omaha's airport on Friday, just before a rally. And I began by asking him what he plans to tell Paul Ryan when they meet face-to-face on Thursday.

Discussion: Politicus USA

Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump spurs some conservative leaders to step back from the GOP

Discussion: ABC News, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Balloon Juice and New York Times

Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Donald Trump Doesn't Think Republican Party ‘Has to be Unified’

Discussion: RedState, Politico, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times and Associated Press

Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
In Arkansas, a Preview of Democratic Attacks to Come

Discussion: Real Clear Politics and American Power

Julian Hattem / The Hill:

Decision time for FBI on Clinton — The FBI investigation swirling around Hillary Clinton — 's presidential run appears to have entered the final stages. — Many of the former secretary of State's key aides have been interviewed over the course of the last month …

Discussion: Hot Air

Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton is going to be exonerated on the email controversy. It won't matter.

Discussion: Power Line, JustOneMinute, CANNONFIRE and Hot Air

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Here's the Latest From the Bullshitter-in-Chief

Discussion: New York Daily News, The Moderate Voice, TIME, The Daily Caller and Hullabaloo

EndPlay / WSB-TV:
Poll: Georgians largely undecided about presidential race

Discussion: Political Insider blog, The Resurgent, The Hill, Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller and RedState

Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Nicknames Donald Trump the ‘Presumptuous Nominee’

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

The Unz Review:

It's the Current Year, Ross — Ross Douthat writes in “The Conservative Case Against Trump:” — It would be a particularly stark mistake for conservatives who feel that the basic Reaganite vision that's dominated their party for decades — a fusion of social conservatism, free-market economics …

Discussion: Vox Popoli, Israpundit and Mother Jones, more at Mediagazer »

Ross Douthat / New York Times:

The Conservative Case Against Trump — THERE are many lessons that conservatives need to learn from the rise of Donald Trump. There are elements of his message that the party should embrace. There are grievances among his voters that the Republican Party must address.

Jake Tapper / CNN:

Cruz campaign: We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate — Washington (CNN)Republican officials who oppose Donald Trump as their party nominee have spent the last few days — ever since the withdrawal from the race of Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich …

Discussion: RedState and Political Wire

Harper Neidig / The Hill:

Dem convention host: Sanders supporters better ‘behave themselves’ when he loses — The chairman of the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for this summer's Democratic National Convention said supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — have to “behave themselves” when the Vermont senator loses the nomination.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God. and CNN

Lindsay Dunsmuir / Reuters:

Trump says taxes for the wealthy should go up — Donald Trump said on Sunday that taxes for the wealthy should go up but that his tax plans would likely be renegotiated with Congress should he win the U.S. presidency. — “For the wealthy I think frankly it is going to go up and …

Discussion: Political Wire

The Hill:

How Trump could beat Clinton — faces an uphill climb to win a general election battle against Hillary Clinton — , but there is a path for him to beat the former secretary of State. — Trump enters the contest with poor approval ratings, particularly with women and Hispanic voters.

Discussion: Townhall.com

Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:

Donald Trump's Economic Plans Would Destroy the U.S. Economy — On Thursday, Donald Trump's tweet about tacos was only the second-most-alarming message he sent to potential voters. Less open to humorous interpretation was his threat to default on U.S. debt in the event of a recession.

Discussion: ThinkProgress and National Review

BostonGlobe.com:

Private schools, painful secrets — More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today. — Steven Starr reached …

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:

Few stand in Trump's way as he piles up the Four-Pinocchio whoppers — At the Fact Checker, we have often said we do not write fact checks to change the behavior of politicians. Fact checks are intended to inform voters and explain complicated issues. — Still, most politicians will drop …

Discussion: alan.com and FOX News Radio