Donald Trump

Am I the only one who's apalled at the way Trump has moved to the top of the GOP Presidential Wanna-be list?  Surely the people in my country aren't this stupid.  Are they?  I'm not a fan of John McCain either, but this:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/donald-trump-john-mccain-war-hero/index.html

is so incredibly degrading and ... I have no words.