“The guy was exposed to enough of our government to know better than he seemed to think. He claimed he learned a lot from Reagan, but he clearly didn’t learn (know) the things we did.”
His great flaw, that caused him to miss the obvious, is that he is in the deepest part of his being, a patrician. He does not have an understanding of the common man in the American experience. And that made all the difference in the world.
“... that he is in the deepest part of his being, a patrician.”
The Bushes sold out whatever refinement and high-mindedness they ever had a long time ago. No true patricians would happily associate with the Clinton Crime Family as all the Bushes do.
Interesting comment, and I can’t say you’re wrong. I’m sure that played in to some degree.