Weekly Standard lashes out at Jeb as being the perp for Trump's rise

[Torie]

Well, Stephen Hayes did, who's probably the most perceptive guy there. Sometimes, it seems like everybody hates everybody in the GOP. Perhaps it's understandable. They're just in a bad mood. Chill Steve. Jeb will be gone after NH most probably, and he can always say it wasn't him, but his PAC that he can't control in theory.

[IceSpear]

Assuming Trump could even be stopped (a dubious notion because he's complete teflon, at least among Republican primary voters), the establishment has themselves to blame as well. They could've gotten behind Jeb, made Rubio persona non grata and cut off the donation spigot. Instead they wanted to flirt with the Cuban wonder boy the second Jeb ran into some trouble, but their lack of commitment to either one led them both to falter.