Climate. Atmosphere. Tone. Subtly (sut-el-ee).
No one in this day and age is able to successfully deny that the President sets the tone for what is admissible in his administration.
In fact, no one I know but you would even try.
This really is desperation. It's time for the ROW to simply accept that Conservatives will never be accountable for anything, and are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. Or anyone else.
It's like dealing with 3-year-olds who have no concept of right or wrong, simply looking to the world to give them whatever they want when they want it.
Arf