[onyx]

I’m not impressed with Mr. Trump going after Dr. Carson.

I know that Dr. Carson threw the first jab, but he has since apologized.

Dr. Carson is not going to be the GOP nominee.

I’m sure Mr. Trump is well aware of that, too, so I think Trump would be better served by praising Carson’s miraculous medical achievements and leave it at that.

Trump could add, that even the doctor knows, “Trump is the R/x” for America’s ailments.

[RoosterRedux]

Yes. He would have done well to do as you suggested.

But, Trump is more Archie Bunker than Dr Welby.

From all I heard during my years in NYC, Trump is a generous and decent human being.

The reason he is attacking Carson in Iowa is that Carson has invested a lot of personal time in Iowa and could conceivably win it. Trump needs to increase his lead if possible.

As an aside, that idiot Lawrence O'Donnell said that when he was in the hospital in NYC, Trump was the first person to call. Previously, O'Donnell had never said much nice about Trump...now he gushes about Trump.

[RoosterRedux]

One more quick point...by saying that Carson and Bush are "low energy," Trump is differentiating himself as high energy.

Unlike nearly everyone in NYC, Trump is a teetotaler. So he has nothing else to do but stay active. As you know, he is everywhere at once and always on the go. I am sure he would drive his wife crazy if he stayed at home all the time.