"The Adults in the Room"

Why is it that when the Republicans vote in a Republican president it suddenly becomes important to talk about "the adults in the room." They did this for George Bush II and now they're doing it for Trump. What does that say about their voters that they don't care about voting qualified candidates for the presidency?

They don't seem to have a vetting process that will even ensure that their candidates can pass a basic geography test -- and with Trump, we're now seeing why that's a problem when it comes to foreign policy.

For George Bush II they wanted someone they could drink a beer with, and with Trump they wanted a businessman who would run government like a business, balancing assets and liabilities in a way that would make government self-sufficient. But Bush II's insiders couldn't stop him from drunk talking us into the wrong war. In fact, all their expertise was used to ensure that Bush II's ill-thought out decision would take hold. And now that Trump's adults have fled, the least of Trump's offenses is that his deficit hole is going to be historical by the end of his first term.

With both Bush and Trump they got men who are not great readers and who ask for the memo versions of very complicated matters. In very many ways, this describes the mental depth of many of their voters. And now we're seeing that we need to stop pretending that "adults in the room" are going to make up the difference. It's obvious that you can't compensate for a very flawed candidate.