Mr. Gerson says of a group of Republicans on  Capitol Hill:  'It is absurd to advise them (particularly pro-life members) to become Democrats', just to oppose Trumpism.  What many seem to ignore is that many Democrats and Republicans are very close on a lot of beliefs.  I am pro-life, pro-contraception, and believe we should work hard to make abortion unneeded.  I pay my bills on time and have a retirement account, believe in  individual responsibility and self-reliance, and in parenting children to teach them how to cope with life and not expect to be taken care of by the system.  I try to help others with money as I can, with the goal of promoting their own self-reliance, and education is a big part of it.