[RC one]

he would also make a better friend then enemy.

[bgill]

I’m not dissing him. I say go for it! As long as he’s tooting the ineligibility horn I’m on his side. Any other issue, well, that’s to be seen.

[Chi-townChief]

I don’t think Donald the RINO is exempt - I appreciate that he goes after 0bama since many of Trump’s TV fans are liberals but he is too far left to adequately represent conservative interests.

[exist]

um donald trump is attacking obama— why would you attack someone who’s attacking your enemy?? there is a time and a place for that— the guy hasn’t even announced he’s running for prez. until then let him attack obama all he wants— why trash him??

[Baynative]

Trump and Cain are giving more creedence to the idea that maybe we don't need to pick our Chief Executives from the Congressional cesspool.

Trump takes crap for daring to speak about the BC, but I enjoy listening to his views on the economy and global issues. In a debate he would run circles around the community organizer. Likewise, Herman Cain.

[ClearCase_guy]

I agree. Trump is very useful to us. I support what he’s doing, I do not expect to support him for president.

[ejdrapes]

I’m sorry but Donald Trump is not on our side. Anyone who thinks so is fooling themselves.

[ClarenceThomasfan]

I agree. Have you seen how low Obama’s poll ratings are lately? Part of that is the “Trump Effect”.

Let’s hope that Trump will do to Obama what Pat Buchanan did to Poppy Bush in 1991 - that is substantially weaken him for the GOP to beat him in 2012.

[Tempest]

Has anyone seen he movie Spaceballs? You know there's a reason why evil wins.

[Jim Noble]

Agree 100%. Thanks.

Qualification #1 is willingness to savagely attack Obama over and over.

Only 2 meet this entry-level requirement. Trump is one.

[wolfcreek]

Since the country club Repubs seemed to have gotten to everyone else, I have to agree.

We don't need any pantie waists or sugar britches going up against Barry.

And if we pick to support another, the Donald will go Independent and make it very hard to choose.

[FreeReign]

Trump says he may run, so I think we shouldn't refrain from examining Trumps points-of-view on the issues.

Trump thinks we need tariffs while he makes no mention of less government control, less government spending and lower taxes.

Sounds like more of the same big government nonsense to me.

[Sacajaweau]

The big reasons for not attacking Trump is you can’t “take it back” and providing fodder for the Dem media.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>I think it is a bad political strategy for conservatives to attack Donald Trump this early in the game. The conservative media, many conservative blogs, the liberal media and Freepers are going after Trump for his ideological inconsistencies.

As a lifelong conservative I don't give a hoot about what you think. There are NO "ideological inconsistencies" in Trump. He is a lifelong liberal. His recent conversions at CPAC2011, just two months ago in February, can not be taken seriously by principled conservatives, or by anyone in their RIGHT mind..

Trump is a charlatan and giving him the benefit of the doubt, or defending his 30 year public record in support of liberalism, is not consistent with FRee Republic. Its always been open season on liberals around this forum --- Democrat, Republican, Independent, Socialist, Libertarian, Reformer, whatever! I don't see that changing.

[libstripper]

An additional reason to support Trump now, regardless of how any one of us might choosed to vote, is his candidacy puts terrific pressure on the GOP estblishment to come up with somebody, acceptable to the Tea Party, who can take on Trump and beat him in the primaries. That will require a pit bull who will attack the Illegal as hard as Trump is attacking him, IMHO either Rick Perry or Chris Christie.

[EternalVigilance]

Gosh. I hope I wasn't too harsh.

Whores for Trump

[Perdogg]

[paladinan]

If Trump is using a “pseudo-Presidential run” merely to build a high podium from which to attack Barack Obama’s record, birth situation, etc., then more power to him; as someone said recently, “Trump makes a great attack dog against Obama!”

But one of the reasons conservatives are criticizing Trump so early is that we believe he MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO WIN THE PRIMARY. Given enough led-by-the-hyped-up-emotions people (and our electorate has a staggering number of those), Trump could easily “flash-and-wow” his way into the nomination... which would, frankly, be a complete disaster—since Trump is liberal/libertarian, and not conservative.

(If he wanted to run for the U.S. Senate against Chuck Schumer, on the other hand, I’d be all for it!)

[eyedigress]

You are correct. The media wants him quashed but is unable to do it. We have 15 months to decide. I think Trump thinks Obama is a buffoon puppet and is killing the America he grew up in. I agree with him.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yeah, so were was Trump at in '09 and '10 huh?
Governor Palin has been attacking Obama since then, she isn't beholden to the GOP establishment, she doesn't care about the liberal media, and she too is wealthy & powerful and has thousands of grassroots conservatives ready to spring into action the minute she declares.
I reject your premise. Trump is a sideshow circus freak. He isn't advancing anything that has already been discussed. Barry would love for the BC issue to be in the news so he can continue to destroy our economy, our strength, and the American people in the process. We have serious issues that aren't being discussed. I'm not worried about him running 3rd party or independent because there's no way in Hell conservatives are going to support him anyway.