GOP congressman crusades to stop Trump, then commits to voting for him in the general election

Add Arizona Rep. Trent Franks to the list of empty-threat Republicans who are positively desperate to keep Donald Trump from becoming the GOP nominee. Jennifer Bendery reports:

Rep. Trent Franks (Ariz.), a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, began circulating his letter Wednesday night. In it, he pleads with Rubio and Cruz to decide that one of them will be the other's vice presidential running mate and focus on defeating Trump, who Franks fears can't beat Hillary Clinton in the November election.

"Now is a time for choosing -- for you, and for us," reads the letter. "Through rivalry, disunity, and baseless hatred in our ranks, conservatives are now in danger of splintering our voice and ensuring that the Republican Party’s nominee in the general election is Mr. Trump who is incontrovertibly, the weakest General Election candidate in the Republican field with the strongest probability of allowing Hillary Clinton to become President."

He goes on to beseech them both to "answer the call of statesmanship and decide between yourselves." Haha. Surely you jest, Franks! You may want to define "statesmanship" for Cruz because he's obviously never heard of it. But just how committed is Franks to saving the nation, if not the Republican Party?

"If Mr. Trump becomes the nominee, I will support him robustly," said Franks.

Oh, he's not good enough for the GOP, but the presidency: yeah, absolutely. However, an interesting side note from a Florida "moderate," Rep. Carlos Curbelo:

"No. I would not support Trump," said Curbelo. "I have left ballots blank in the past."