Trump is giving voice to many issues our current crop of candidates haven’t touched with a ten foot pole. That is why The Donald is hitting a button with a large swathe of the American public. As long as he is speaking to these key issues such as Obama’s eligibility to have ever becomee Prez, China trade issues, border issues, trade in general, budget cuts, etc., all the more power to him. Go Trump. What Trump is also doing is making it possible for many of our reasonably wimpy candidates to screw up the courage to speak up about some of these issues themselves. Trump is egging on our whole Party to speak openly about that which hitherto they have been recalictrant about. To me, Trump is a win win situation (winning!) for all concerned in the Pub Party. Let him loose, let our candidates all rise to the occasion and speak out on ALL issues, not just some, and may the best man win in our primary.
"Let him loose, let our candidates all rise to the occasion and speak out on ALL issues, not just some, and may the best man win in our primary."
Excellent post, that is the way the process is supposed to work.
I agree with you and I think you’ve said it simply and directly.
There isn’t anything to think about here. Trump isn’t a real conservative and there shouldn’t be any confusion about that.
Of all the possibilities; that he’s really a Dem divide-the-GOP-vote plant, that he’s nothing but a publicity-seeking opportunist, or he’s had a change of heart, or whatever, it isn’t worth thinking about. I won’t support him running, but I would vote for him over 0bama in a microsecond. But I’d vote for a box of cereal before I voted for 0bama, so take that for what it’s worth as to the strength of my commitment to Trump as a candidate. I think he’s a joke, but I think our government is joke. Why must I overthink it?
I will apologize to the children I do not have of my own for what has become of the country, in terms of being a bad clown act as to the nature of our leadership.