Eugene L. Conrotto: Trump is a symptom, the problem is a craven Republican Party
Donald Trump is not the problem. He is a sociopath, defined as having a disorder characterized by a “disregard for the feelings of others, a lack of remorse or shame, manipulative behavior, and unchecked egocentricity.” Our national election nightmare can be laid to the Republican Party – bastion of the conservators of the individual’s right to pursue happiness free from government intrusiveness. But Republicans forgot that they were heirs to the party of Abraham Lincoln and, instead, became Trump enablers, starting with the blatantly racist “birther“ campaign that launched Trump’s candidacy, pivoting to Mexicans, then to Muslims, then to …
Eugene L. Conrotto, Modesto
This story was originally published October 14, 2016 at 9:34 AM with the headline "Eugene L. Conrotto: Trump is a symptom, the problem is a craven Republican Party."