“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?”
He has had almost 2 days. The problems at VA have been there for decades. It’s gonna take some time. He just lit a blowtorch under the politician’s asses. I think he’ll get results.
” Policy attacks are one thing, but commenting on glasses, etc, is just petty.”
See my previous comments on why I believe he is doing that.
“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...”
In due time, and if by some miracle he is the nominee, he will. You’ll probably hate this answer, but I’ll give it anyway: his immediate concern is not piaps or bernie. His immediate concern is being the nominee. Sad to say, he has to defeat the other gop candiates first before he gets a chance at the vile witch. One of hundreds of reasons why our electoral politics suck.
“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.”
It is a risk. I personally think his biggest risk. Part of this wretched process is that candidates ARE grilled. They ARE challenged mercilessly. If he isn’t disciplined, we’ll see it. We have 5 plus months till the first primary.
“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...”
I think you answered your own question. He’s provocative and “if it bleeds, it leads.” They’re in the biz of selling eyeballs. It’s like the joke from Prizzi’s Honor: they would sooner kill their children than part with money. And they LOVE their children. Trump sells.
Maybe he lit a torch under the politicians. McCain still hasn’t moved on Veterans issues and if I think I know McCain, he is a VITRIOLIC, HATEFUL person. I think, for the betterment of his own ego, he will essentially hold veterans issues hostage until Trump is gone or until he is defeated in elections. I see Cruz taking action on some issues, but by and large, even with the outrage, politicians (not some govs, but Congress) is doing nothing.
I agree about defeating the other RINO’s first, but attacking McCain, for instance, isn’t doing that. Going after Linda Graham isn’t doing that. Again, he needs to focus like a laser on guys like Bush and Rubio. Again, people on here are fawning over Trump for attacking the WRONG people...yes, McCain deserved blow back for his comments...but for 3 days, we heard nothing but McCain stories. Mac isn’t running. I don’t think the American people or voters care what McCain says or does. And, to your point, if he has to take out his competition, how long until he turns on Cruz?
The discipline thing reminds me of Hillary. The guys on Glenn Beck (the brief part I heard) made fun of Hillary for essentially going off of her rocker and shrieking. I think, if the buttons are pushed the wrong way, Trump will do the same.
So, if Trump sells, is that a good thing for the party? If Trump really wanted to do what he says...and if he sells, then instead of attacking McCain, etc, he should SCREAM from the rooftops about other issues affecting his country. He could be, if he wanted, the BEST voice we have had in awhile. But, I am not sure he knows where he stands. I think the media will want him on stage ONLY to see what he says/does. They think he is a side show...one with clout right now, but a side show. I think we make a BIG mistake holding him up as some type of savior.