Trump seems to be positioning himself to split the anti-Obama vote by grabbing some of the conservative groups, and thus guaranteeing Obama victory in 2012.
It’s an old ‘rat trick.
I saw the donor list earlier. Not only did he give lots of money to Democrats, but almost all of the Republicans he gave to were RINOs. Specter and Crist are typical.
Trump is punking birthers.
That is the sign of a very smart businessman. He bought all the politicians available for sale who would not then throw roadblocks in his path to success.
If I was running a multi-Billion dollar business, I would do exactly the same thing. And I am to the right of Attila the Hun on most issues.
Trump strikes me as political thermite. He’ll burn hot and bright for a very short while and in no time all that will be left of this chapter is slag.
Trump is a master of drawing attention to himself. This “political” fancy of his is no more enduring than Fred Thompson’s was.
Here’s an article about Bishop Romney’s in-kind contribution to the Obama 2012 campaign:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2704236/posts
This contribution is probably worth at least a billion dollars.
Donating to candidates of both parties is Business 101. (yawn)
He also donated to Tom Coburn.
That doesn’t make him a rabid right-winger anymore than donating to Democrats makes him a leftist.
Businesses donate to both sides, often times moreso to candidates and/or parties that represent areas they have business interests in. Since most of Trump’s business interests are in NYC, Chicago, Vegas, etc...that’s what he’s gonna do.
Good post.
This thread goes into how TARP was used to unload bad loans on the American taxpayer.