[Caipirabob]

... He did not run for president as a small-government conservative, and yet they backed him to the hilt four years ago. So why the enmity today?

Because the alternative was a tree. We simply expected more from someone with articulated limbs.

[kattracks]

We simply expected more from someone with articulated limbs.

You expected more from a candidate than he live up to his campaign promises?

Because the alternative was a tree.

And the alternative now is much more dangerous.