We cats are usually amazed that The Washington Post pays the young Cillizza lad to do what he does: point out the obvious. Or, when he's not doing that, miss the nuance of the political stories he covers. In short, we believe the young Cillizza lad to be an overpaid lightweight who is too often eager to parrot, without any kind of objectivity or analysis, the talking points from the Republican consultants and party wags he consults on background.
Today, however, we are not blaming the lad for missing nuance. Nope, we're blaming the lad for missing the bold print that's staring him right in the face. Goodness gracious, does he know nothing?
Today, he's marveling at not just the the rise but also steady appeal of Donald Trump. We cats say, wait — what?
First, the fact that Cillizza is marveling at all is the best proof that he has a direct line to establishment Republicans and dutifully stenographs their opinions. Rancid Pieface, Charlie Black, Karl Rove, Bill McInturff — these are all GOP talkers who romance the credible press behind the scenes. We bet that Chris Cillizza is one of the leading names on their speed dial (behind Mara Liasson of NPR).
But second — and here's the crux of our argument — how can any respectable journalist be surprised? It takes us cats approximately 10 seconds to visit right-wing sites like our friends the Freeps and see all sorts of admiring comments about Trump. They love him — just like any trailer-park white guy with confidence issues loves a super-rich businessman with a big mouth.
So yes, young Cillizza lad, Donald Trump is indeed the "middle finger of the Republican base." We're amazed it took you so long to figure it out. We cats HISS.
(IMAGE: Donald Trump cats)
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