Disclaimer: Of course I think Donald Trump is hideously suited to be President of the United States, as are Palin (you know) , Huckabee (creationist), Pawlenty (I -35 bridge collapse), Romney (I may yet write a blog on his two books, that is, about how the paper back version is much teabaggier than the hardback), Santorum ( whose name is Santorum) and pretty much anybody else with an R after their name. I’m just saying I think he will run and he will be the Republican nominee. Which means there is about a 50/50 chance that he will be the next President of the United States, because the American people are about as thick as two short planks and that’s no lie.
He’s said he hasn’t decided to run, but the speech he gave at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) the other day sure sounded like he’s running. As horrific and bizarre and impossible as a Trump presidency appears, that speech may have been a president maker much in the manner of Obama’s 2004 convention speech, Bryan’s Cross of Gold speech although maybe that’s a bad example but it got him the nomination, or Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech.
He knows how to give a speech. He had the audience in the palm of his hand, without saying anything specific at all, except maybe the part about “taking back 800 billion dollars from countries who’ve been screwing with us.” That’s kind of a risky position. In any debate over human affairs, there are always at least two views about who’s screwing who.
Before you mock, consider this:
He’s got more money than Meg Whitman and a big enough ego to spend it. He’s also probably smarter than her.
He’s got no political record, so he can tell the teabaggers absolutely anything he wants.
He’s got more name recognition than any other candidate, with the possible exception of Palin, and his kids are probably a lot less retarded than hers (I’m only referring, of course, to those Palin children who are over 18)
He doesn’t belong to a weird religion like Romney
He’s absolutely shameless. This is a valuable asset to a politician.
Late night comics love him.
So, mock if you must, but be afraid. Be very afraid.

Stranger things have happened. The Donald is a salesman, true, but he’s one who knows he has limitations. and doesn’t mind that everyone else does, too.
I’dr rather see him have a go at running the Department of the Interior;
I remember the skating rink….
Well, he knows how to make business, and maybe the US, financially sound compared to other candidates…he has a good track record. He is a world class business man with interests in every country, thus good will from them. He is smart, sophisticated, diplomatic, won’t take a lot of BS from anyone, uses effective communications, like ‘you’re fired’….which a lot of Republicans in government need to hear. And I think he would listen to any Democrat that made sense, or cents, either way…..in a barrel full of rotten apples…Trump looks pretty good.