Bellicose jackasses and hysterical idiots
by digby
Remember when everyone was so glad the GOP "grown-ups" were coming back to town? Here's the man who's running as the only sober, foreign policy expert in the field:
Presidential candidate and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has "had it" with Donald Trump.
After Trump undermined the military service of Graham's longtime colleague Sen. John McCain, Graham had a clear message for his GOP rival.
"I don't care if he drops out. Stay in the race, just stop being a jackass," Graham said Tuesday on "CBS This Morning."
Graham, who recently retired from the Air Force reserve, said the attention surrounding Trump is "turning into a circus."
"I'm looking for him to be a responsible member of the 16-person primary and stop saying stuff like this," Graham said. "The world is falling apart. We're becoming Greece. The Ayatollah's on the verge of having a nuclear weapon, and you're slandering anybody and everybody to stay in the news. You know, run for president, but don't be the world's biggest jackass."
Frankly, Graham's hysteria is no less disconcerting that Trumps inane bellowing...
Well, Trump fired back today:
Speaking at his first campaign rally in South Carolina on Tuesday, Donald Trump addressed his critics and fellow Republican presidential candidates calling for him to step out of the race.
He specifically fired back at Sen. Lindsey Graham's comments calling Trump a "jackass" yesterday by giving out his personal cell phone number.
Keeping in line with his obsession over who is and who is not smart, Trump said of Graham, "He doesn’t seem like a very bright guy. He actually probably seems to me not as bright as Rick Perry. I think Rick Perry probably is smarter than Lindsey Graham."
Other lowlights included in the near 45-minute stump speech include, "If you can't get rich dealing with politicians, there's something wrong with you" and "I'm the most militaristic person ever."
I know I should be tut-tutting this whole thing for being unserious and demeaning of our democratic system. But I can't help it --- this is becoming the most enjoyable primary campaign ever. It's beyond my wildest dreams. I hope it goes on and on and on ...