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In reply to the discussion: Biting political analysis of the McCain funeral from Jeet Heer: [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Some giant leaps of trying to connect disparate events, and ignoring those that counter the argument. Like Reagan & Manafort? How about McCain refusing to have Manafort anywhere near his team?
No, it was the rise of the Tea Party, and the hard core base of that Tea Party. Of which neither Bush nor McCain was one. Reagan, either. Islamaphobia? By Bush? McCain? Reagan? Nope. Just the Tea Partiers...some of the rank and file politicians and their base.
You could just as easily say the Democrats created Trump by their actions or inaction. You could say that Obamacare lit the fire underneath the rank and file Tea Partiers. Did it? Maybe. It certainly fired them up. But did it create anything or just feed what was already there? It's pretty easy to connect dots to reach a false conclusion.
As for McCain and Palin, he wouldn't have selected her, if he had known what she was. His mistake was not making sure she was vetted properly. They were desperate to do something to have a chance against Obama, and in their desperation and haste, they made a huge mistake. So while he did select her, he didn't select what she was. There is a difference.
Everyone is to blame in some way, probably. But ultimately, the ones who voted for him, and the Russians, are responsible for him being called President.