MILWAUKEE—Within a veritable armed camp—surrounded by steel fences, concrete barriers, and severely well-armed law enforcement officers—Republicans are having a Grand Old Party on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Milwaukee’s denizens have been cheerful hosts, eager for their political and journalistic guests to savor their excellent beer, barbecue, and beautiful buildings. From tax-reform debates to the Log Cabin Republicans’ soiree for gay right-wingers in an art-filled, waterside castle, one first-time conventioneer perfectly captured the entire scene: “CPAC on crack.” (That’s a reference to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.)
Five things have stood out amid all the hoopla, bonhomie, and steadily improving weather.
- Topic A is the fact that former President Donald Trump is here at all. Everyone marvels at what a narrow escape he endured…
