Some fights aren’t worth having
Jul 22, 2015, 5:46 PM | Updated: Aug 7, 2015, 10:13 am
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at his South Carolina campaign kickoff rally in Bluffton, S.C., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
(AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Americans who admire Donald Trump say they like the fact that he’s a “fighter” but they ought to realize that some fights aren’t worth having.
Why, for instance, get involved in a major brawl with John McCain?
The Arizona Senator is one prominent Republican who isn’t running for president, so what’s the point of insisting he’s not a war hero or, even more absurdly, denigrating his academic record at Annapolis more than 60 years ago?
It’s important for Republicans to keep control of the Senate, so why attack a sitting Senator of your own party, who will almost surely continue as chairman of the Armed Services Committee?
Trump’s pattern of feuds and childish insults – calling all who disagree with him “dopes” and “dummies” – is hardly presidential, and would be positively dangerous in foreign policy.
It’s not just his simplistic approach to issues, but also his needlessly combative temperament, that disqualify him as a serious candidate.
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