“My point was not how much has has paid out for business interests...it goes both ways.”
Agreed. Quid pro quo.
“But, does he still owe people in Congress for his business ventures? Do they owe him for contributions? How would that play out? Who, if either party, would wield the influence and to what end?”
I don’t think we’ll ever really know all of it. i think that his candidacy, in a large way, probably wipes a lot of that clean. Neither side really has as much leverage to press the point.
Also, how is a business deal all that much different from any political deal? What does politician X owe politician Y ? In the fullness of the next 14 months, assuming DT is still in the race, I’m sure that we’ll find out exactly how many times he has picked his nose, let alone any embarassing business dealings.
” But again, WHAT is his desire at 70 to run for President.”
I don’t know what’s in the guy’s heart, so all I can do is speculate. Patriotism? A realization that your life is coming to it’s close snd you want it to have meaning? Ego? A belief that you can do better? I’m curious on this point as well, so I just bought one of his older books to get a glimpse of what makes him tick.
“The problem with attacking people like McCain is that until he mentioned the VA stuff, it was personal. Same with Graham and Perry.”
Don’t think it was a mistake at all. I think it was a trap. A carefully laid one. Mcinsane, Linda, and Perry were just the convenient idiots who took the bait. Notice what he did in both the border stuff and the VA. I can expand on it more if you like, but it was a variation on an alinskyite tactic.
“Herein lies the other issue with Trump...he is largely undisciplined. If someone gets under his skin, he will go on the offensive. This is his biggest weakness and he might misstep before the end. Will he do the same in Washington?”
I respectfully disagree with your premise. Stupid, undisciplined people don’t become multi-billionaires. They might inherit it, but they don’t make it.
Look at this in a different way. Just for grins, let’s say that the insults and the taunts and the gaffes were part of an act. Intended to gain a reaction. The reaction attracts attention. At the point where the attention is focused, DT pivots and brings up an issue politicians are generally ignoring but has wide populist appeal and consensus. Issues maybe like the border needs to be secured and veterans are being treated like dirt.
Ok, good questions and if you have others from my previous posts (those that Trump supporters wouldn’t answer) please ask. Now, to respond to you...
We know Trump has made bad deals. It is the nature of the beast. To his credit, he persevered. I like that. More important...he boasts about his war chest....which is fine. However, one thing that strikes me as missing is the fact that IF his networth is over 9 billion, WHAT will he do about salary while in office?
My point with the business dealings is this...many who support Trump on here, including the Donald, say that because of his wealth, he can’t be bought. But, he has business dealings all over the country and certain restrictions by the Government, etc, can hurt his empire. Can he be influenced this way?
I ask about why he is running for Prez now. Why not take out Romney? Obama was the same then...why now with our deepest and best bench in a long time? If he believes in he Conservatism he preaches and he is such good friends with Cruz, why get in and in turn, hurt Cruz (at least for now)?
What did his rant on the VA get him? Ok, he opened up a hotline, but has anything been done about it? Aren’t McCain and others STILL on the committees and still doing nothing? Policy attacks are one thing, but commenting on glasses, etc, is just petty. He has commented on Hillary some, but most of his venom and back and forth have been toward the RINO’s...why not focus like a laser on the Dems? Call some of their leaders out as well...
Undisciplined might have been the wrong word. I think, if challenged too much on certain things, Donald will go off the deep end. His ego, no matter what he says, won’t allow him to be shown up by anyone. We shall watch and see, but my thought is that THIS will be his undoing.
One last thought...Freepers are fond of saying “if the media ignores you, they fear you”. Of course, if you are taking flak, you must be over the target. My concern is WHY the media is so enamored with Trump. I think that unless he did something provocative, that they’d want to ignore him...especially if they feared him. WHY is he such a focus in the media...