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In reply to the discussion: I'm convinced I must have died [View all]CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)He even said not to attack Muslim-Americans after 9/11. Trump would only say that under sedation. It was similar to McCain defending Obama that time. Pure class.
When I watched movies like W and Game Change, I realized these were dumb people (Dubya and Palin) who were in over their heads. You get a real understanding of the Peter Principle when it's presented this way. Dubya and Palin went above and beyond their last positions of any competence however. Maybe Girl Scout leader for her and Jiffy Lube manager for him, but those might be a stretch.
We don't seem to have any people of that "quality" in our party. They must be weeded out during the primary or just lose altogether in the general. I've seen poorly run campaigns, but no Dem in office has said anything "derptastic" as most of today's GOP has said.