Trump's rivals help him hijack the GOP (angry, bitter media!)

themoderatevoice.com ^ | Dana Milbank

[cotton1706]

WASHINGTON - "I will gladly accept the mantle of anger."

Thus did Donald Trump react last week to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who in her Republican response to the State of the Union address bravely called on Americans to resist the temptation "to follow the siren call of the angriest voices."

And nobody wears the mantle of anger as well as Trump. The rest of the Republican presidential contenders, acolytes in anger all, seem happy to help him on with the cloak, to hem the sleeves and let out the waist until the fury fits perfectly.

Republicans like to blame Trump for hijacking the party, but equally to blame are the others in the race for letting it happen - and continuing to do so, now just two weeks from the Iowa caucuses. Thursday night's debate was another depressing development: Any of four men on the stage - Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie or John Kasich - could have been a viable alternative to the fear and demagoguery offered by Trump and Ted Cruz. Instead, they cluttered the stage and quarreled among themselves, offering little beyond faint echoes of Trump's rage.

[cotton1706]

The media want a kinder, gentler republican to win. A pragmatic republican. A common-sense republican.

All so it's easier for the democrat to win.

Both Trump and Cruz attack democrats...hard. They don't play nicey nicey, like "Obam's a good man" McCain and "Obama's a nice guy" Romney.

[huldah1776]

Trump said everyone was nice in the beginning.

[BenLurkin]

The Democrats hijacked the GOP twenty years ago.

[Eagles6]

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

Barry Goldwater

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Dana wants some attention?
Freegards
LEX

[dfwgator]

I was told if I voted for Goldwater, we’d have riots in the streets and get into a long unwinnable war.....Well I voted for Goldwater, and...darned if they weren’t right.

[Hugin]

Have a good cry, Dana. Eat some ice cream and watch a romantic comedy. You’ll feel better.

[euram]

Dana Milbank was a member of Ezra Klein’s Journolist from 2007, which was composed of about 300 “journalists” and bloggers, who were quite openly campaigning for 0bama. This is the group that attacked Palin during the 2008 election, and even hounded her for years afterwards.

Milbank has been spouting anti-Trump crap for the last 6 months or so along with most of the rest of the old “Journolist” crowd. I’m sure that crowd is now on the Clinton campaign payroll.

So, take anything this dirtbag has to say with about 1 salt lick of salt.

[Eagles6]

;-)

[Lurkinanloomin]

If you aren’t angry about what is being done to our country, you are not paying attention.

[Gay State Conservative]

When did Dana Millbank stop doing theater reviews???

[Lurkinanloomin]

Any of four men on the stage - Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie or John Kasich
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Cheap Labor Express candidates committed to delivering amnesty and a permenant Democrat majority.

[patq]

Dana seems a little light in the loafers. And he also seems angrier than Trump.

[DoughtyOne]

[Theodore R.]

Trump got Nikki off the hot seat; too bad, she didn’t deserve the break. SC people make bad choices: who will they choose in February?

[arthurus]

Bravely? BRAVELY?

[GOPJ]

Dana Milbank’s a hater... he hates conservatives...