Posted on 07/20/2015 10:58:58 PM PDT by Rummyfan
We are cursed, as the Chinese say, to live in "interesting times", about which there is much to say - the Iran deal, for example, or the Allaku Akbar guy running amok in Chattanooga. Yet the dead sloth that is the Republican Party has finally roused itself to spend the last 48 hours hammering Donald Trump for impugning the honor of John McCain.
As his criminal-immigrant surge demonstrates, Trump's support comes almost entirely from Americans who feel the political class passes its time talking about nothing that matters to them. So feel free to spend the weekend talking about John McCain. QED, as Trump is unlikely to say.
On the matter of McCain, in June 1998 the Senator stood up to address a Republican fundraising meeting: "You think that was a tasteless joke?" he began, referring to the previous speaker's closing Viagra gag. "Listen to this one." He then told the following side-splitter:
"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
"Because her real father's Janet Reno."
(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...
Bump!
At this point in the race, it is seeming like an anti-establishment revolution is brewing. Let’s hope we can sustain it all the way to the White House!
OMG. Steyn is fabulous! This is a very good read.
I have gotten to the point that I turn off Geraldo when I see him...insufferable.
In fact, I even wrote Megyn Kelly to tell her this - figured it couldn’t hurt to give them my opinion.
Trump is an alpha male who can afford to say what he wants. Yes, he probably won’t get that far but maybe, just maybe, he will help the conservatives grow a spine. I am tired of the apologies and “reaching across the aisle” to make deals with the devil. I think those of us who gave the GOP a landslide and then were betrayed by the COPe probably all feel the same way.
This Cruz fan agrees. You hit the nail on the head.
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