Tuesday Blahs

Can I tell you how heartily sick I am of Donald Trump?

It wouldn't be so bad if the press weren't drooling over him. I mean, come on -- the man's a walking, talking basket case, and the media act as though he actually had something to offer this country -- besides extinction, I mean.

In that vein, read this.

And then think about what election coverage was like when we actually had a press that practiced journalism.

Via Digby.

Add to that this -- let's call it "Today's Must-Read," also from Digby, which strikes me as a good analysis of the situation as it stands. I found this telling:

The press meanwhile was stuck in a different kind of spin cycle. They mostly just gawked at the spectacle like they were reporting on a 200 car pile-up on the interstate. They didn’t dig very deeply because, like the Republicans, they simply could not fathom that he would actually become the nominee. And frankly, they never really devote a ton of resources to each primary candidate. They do some perfunctory digging and check out oppo from the various rivals but they never go very deeply into the candidates until they get the nomination. But once the nomination is in hand, it’s no hold barred and the press is going to delve into the nominee’s business, personal life and history in every way. Apparently, Trump didn’t know this.

Good point, and you can see it happening, but as far as I'm concerned, the press is one reason Trump managed to get as far as he has.