What Trump should have done is confessed his ignorance and said "Oh sorry I did not know there were any good Muslims in America because I thought they were all bad so I confess ... sorry ... and I take it back ... ."It's Trumpism in a nutshell. All he had to say was I respect their opinion and thank them for their son's sacrifice. We all agree on keeping the nation safe. We can disagree. I have nothing further to say about the Khans beyond saying I will pray for them.How does it help Trump politically to attack a Goldstar family?
Is there a bloc of voters out there who are not already in Trump's camp who've just been waiting for one of the candidates to put those damn Goldstar mothers in their place,
and now they'll flock to Trump?
But he must lunge for every piece of slowly sinking bait like a bloated carp. And while the Khans are not typical bait, the HRC campaign repeatedly goads him into going off script .... and he can't resist. It's like crack for him.
Not that Hillary shouldn't just STFU and respond to every email question with I messed up, I am very sorry, and I'll never do it again .. and when pressed just say I've answered every question but now I feel the nation needs to move on......
But I think Trump's unkind and uncivil response to the Khans will linger for him, and ironically we are no going into a time where there should be fewer "new" stories.
Nothing is better than a complete confession to rid the soul of guilt and sin.
Then the Pope might also change his mind if he sees fruits meet for repentance in Trump.
Trump has already lost the Catholic vote. So he is doomed already.