Clinton and Trump Both Have Contempt for the American Voter

SAN DIEGO -- Warning: As we enter the final innings of the presidential campaign, the matchup between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may be harmful to our mental health.

Speaking at Temple University this week, Clinton observed: "This election in particular can be downright depressing sometimes."

She's spot-on. But what's most depressing is not how Clinton and Trump are treating each other. It's how they're treating the voters.

They offer only contempt. They must think we're fools. The tall tales these two hucksters expect us to believe are astounding.

Whether she's asked about her private email server or her physical well-being, Clinton responds like a slimy defense attorney who at first insists that her client wasn't even at the scene of the crime only to eventually admit that her client was there and did commit the crime but only in self-defense.

Likewise, whether he is talking about deporting illegal immigrants or brushing past inconsistencies in his trade policy, Trump resembles a shady car salesman who jacks up the price of a vehicle and then tries to convince you he's doing you a favor by giving you a great deal.

Both of these personas are on full display in the recently resurrected "birther" controversy, which you can bet Clinton, her surrogates and their enablers in the media are going to continue to bring up until Election Day.

After all, Democrats believe the issue hurts the Republican nominee. It was the birther controversy that first gave Trump a national soapbox. The reality show star publicly flirted for several years with the idea that Obama was born not in Hawaii but in Kenya. At one point, Trump even promised to contribute $5 million to charity if Obama would release his records, and hired private detectives to investigate where the president was born.

Last week, Trump acted as if he had solved the case. "President Barack Obama was born in the United States," he told reporters. "Period."

Thanks for clearing that up, Donald.

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