Squirrel-Hair obliterates good will every chance he gets

Two good reports on S-H's meetings with Pub House and Senate leaders yesterday.

From Politico:

Dozens of House and Senate Republicans touted party unity after Donald Trump’s pair of appearances with them on Capitol Hill Thursday. But as details about the meetings leaked out, it became clear that the gatherings did little but paper over deep internal GOP divisions that show no signs of abating.

House members already wary of Trump were even more skeptical after seeing him in person, their concerns about his standing among Latinos and praise for Saddam Hussein undiminished. It was even worse with senators, as Trump seemed more intent at times on settling scores than mending fences, calling out his critics in front of the bulk of the Senate GOP Conference.

Some lukewarm reactions:

Reluctant supporters are still on the fence: Vulnerable incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said afterward he’s still “waiting and seeing” how Trump runs his campaign.
“It was not a persuasive conversation for me,” said Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.).

Leon Wolf at RedState:

Trump decided to respond to any news cycle that's bad for Hillary by publicly drawing attention back to some stupid thing or another that he's done. And yet again, Trump didn't disappoint.

First, he picked a public fight with Jeff Flake and Mark Kirk, calling Kirk a "loser" and telling Jeff Flake he was probably going to lose an election (that he isn't even facing this year).

Then he asked whether he would respect the constitutional powers of Congress and he responded with an answer that clearly indicated that he doesn't know the Constitution from his own rectal canal.

Recklessness is probably the important character trait of each party's presumptive presidential candidate. An innate tendency toward contemptuousness would be a close second, as would being motivated by self-aggrandizement.

And it looks like one of them will occupy the Oval Office next January.

Have a nice day.