The Never Trumpers

The Republican party did not suddenly degenerate in 2015. 

In the 1950s Republicans called Dean Acheson--a devoted Cold Warrior--a pinko. Harry Truman was accused of being soft on Communism. Relentless polarization increased. JFK beat Nixon by running to his right on foreign policy. 

Now consider our current never-trumpers Bill Kristol and Steve Schmidt, who have quit the Republican party and denounced the President.

Why can't a host ask them about their own contributions to the mess we are in? Kristal and Schmidt are the pros who talked John McCain into nominating Sarah Palin--a then unknown, radical-right moron--for Vice President. 

At the time they were intent on encouraging the loony wing that was finally coming to power in the Republican party. Kristal and Schmidt, George W. Bush, Paul Ryan and other corporate types set the stage for someone like Flabbimann. He is the culmination of a 60-year program. The never-trumpers try not to  think about it, but they share the blame.