GOP Field of Dreams #Fail

A Mormon, a Cowboy and a Crazy Lady walk into a bar. Sounds like the start of a bad joke, right? The Washington Monthly doesn't disagree: "The Republican Party's bench is painfully weak when it comes to candidates who can speak in complete sentences and at least give the appearance of caring about public policy. ... But now would probably be a good time for the conservative intelligentsia probably to suck it up and realize they're stuck with the joke, the dope, and the fraud. ... these folks also need to realize that they're not chiefly responsible for choosing their party's nominee; the GOP's radicalized base is. There's ample evidence that base isn't looking for substance; these voters care about red meat and emotional satisfaction. ... Given all of this, when the conservative elite look at the Republican field and ask, 'Is this the best we can do?' it's time they realize the answer is, 'Apparently, yes.' "