Why would I want to be the leader of a party of such assholes?

From the book Game Change, about the 2008 campaign, pg 284:

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...With Bush's support, Congress was taking up a proposal that would allow a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants, In late May, McCain stood alongside Ted Kennedy and announced his support for the bill.

Weaver and Salter begged McCain to ease up. He was already the face of the Iraq surge. Now he was becoming the face of what opponents called "amnesty." Just tone down the rhetoric, his advisers pleaded.

McCain refused. He was disgusted by Republicans in Congress and talk radio gasbags such as Rush Limbaugh who bashed immigrants. "They're going to destroy the fucking party," he would say.

As McCain's town hall meetings devolved into shouting matches over immigration, the candidate let his frustration show through. He called Lindsey Graham in despair. Listen to these people, McCain said. Why would I want to be the leader of a party of such assholes?

Lindsey Graham found no success in his efforts to run a campaign on the same ideas as his good friend McCain this time around. He said today that his wing of the party had collapsed.

Trump is happy to lead a party of assholes. Trump, Cruz, Carson, and Fiorina are fiercely competing for the angry, mean, asshole vote. And doing their best to whip up the anger, rather than trying to unify people around a hopeful vision.

It's the race to the bottom in politics. Scary times.

For the good of the country, I sincerely wish the media would give as much time to Bernie's speeches and ideas as they give to Trump. Forlorn hope, I know. But Bernie is a much better guy to hear during these rough times than Trump or Cruz.

Playing with fire, they are.