Well any Republican that can annoy the establishment country club GOP deserves a listen in my opinion.
This may be for another thread but
McCain was AWOL when Sgt. Tahmooressi was rotting in a Mexican jail.
Who was on Greta OFTEN talking about Sgt. Tahmoooressi? Donald Trump
Who gave Sgt. Tahmooressi $25k to get back on his feet?
Donald Trump
Who showed up for the photo ops after the fact?
John McCain
I forgot all about that. And... I must admit that I thought at the time Trump gave the money as a PR stunt. Turns out Trump just gave the kid the money to do the right thing.
I am a Vietnam War era veteran and Trump didn't offend my sensibilities when he said what he did about McPain. This notion in this politically correct society today that if someone says something that might be disparaging to the person the statement is directed to, is somehow indicative or reflective of everybody in a broad category of people being disparaged, is baloney. He didn't hurt my feelings any as a veteran.
Trump may not be the most politically correct speaker on the stump but what I like about him is that he is not always turning around and apologizing for something he says because some liberal or RINO or TV talking head insists that he does so. Seriously, I am in the Jethro Gibbs (NCIS) camp of, "Saying you're sorry is a sign of weakness". I may regret things that I say or do from time to time and try to do better in the future, but I dislike people who go around saying they're sorry for anything and everything all the time, including stuff they have nothing to do with. One of my pet peeves.
McLame has shown himself to be a weak legislator and not even a very good foreign policy expert. And he was the most God-awful GOP candidate for president I have seen in my lifetime. Absolutely weak and worthless. The only bright spot in his campaign was Sarah Palin and even then, he muzzled her. He's not a leader in my book and deserving of more criticism than he gets in the media.