Pundits all across the political spectrum have been unable to explain the Trump phenomenon, with most falling back on the condescending conclusion that it's just another one of those occasional populist movements with a base appeal to the great unwashed, those tens of millions out there in flyover land that Obama described as clinging to their guns and religion.  There''s a better explanation, and its appeal is psychologically deeper than where these lazy pundits are looking. Hillary Clinton, since her emergence from Arkansas as the carefully spoken, Eastern-educated Midwestern mate of the "aw shucks" good ol' boy governor who smooth-talked his way into the White House, has always evoked a visceral response from those of us on the conservative side of politics.  That queasy sense that something about this woman just isn't right turned to outright revulsion when Slick Willie's gross disrespect for the high office he held opened a can of...(Read Full Post)