Posted on 08/15/2015 9:30:25 AM PDT by Kaslin
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last couple of months, you are undoubtedly aware of how Donald Trump has upset the apple cart when it comes to Republican politics. Famously known for his "Art of the Deal" and the Apprentice's "your fired!" tagline, Trump is a master of self-promotion. He takes seriously American author Damon Runyon's statement, "He who tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted." Indeed, when it comes to trumpeting his achievements, none of the candidates has the capacity to out-trumpet Mr. Trump.
And unlike some of his real estate and entertainment ventures, Trump's tactics in the political arena are proving wildly successful. Since he has entered the Republican presidential race, Trump is topping the field, garnering over 30% of the voters support according to the most recent polls. This, even after his boorish performance during Fox News' presidential debate last Thursday night. What's unclear is what these numbers actually mean. Do 30 % of Republican voters really think that Donald Trump would make a good president, or are they just sick and tired of politics as usual? Will his apparent lack of substance hurt him in the formidable Iowa caucuses or will his "shoot from the hip, tell it like it is, political correctness be damned" attitude be enough to sway voters to his cause? At this point all America can do it watch and wait to see if Trump can sustain his lead over the long haul.
In the meantime, the GOP has a big dilemma. Will it continue to cede center stage to an egomaniacal blowhard who deflects serious questions with hollow rhetoric and attacks his critics with insults and hyperbole, or will it have the temerity to end this embarrassing sideshow at the risk of alienating Trump's sizable support base? While this may seem an easy choice, politics is rarely a simple affair. Donald Trump has proven to be a man who will mete out revenge upon his enemies without hesitation. He has publicly refused to rule out a third-party run in the event he is not the Republican nominee, meaning that his is willing to cede the election to presumptive Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton rather than put his support behind any of the other Republican candidates. In other words, The Donald has leverage, and he knows it. Does Reince Priebus have the gumption to call Trump's bluff at the risk of putting another Clinton in the White House?
Of course, regardless of what the Party decides to do, it is always possible that the other candidates will tire of Trump's theatrics and refuse to take the stage with him, but this tactic could easily backfire. The media loves high drama and Trump delivers it in spades. Any candidate that refuses to mix it up with The Donald runs the risk of finding themselves out in the proverbial cold, a place where no politician wants to be.
So for the time being, the status quo is likely to remain the same. And while the timid souls at the RNC dither, Mr. Trump will continue to swing his wrecking ball. Just how long can the GOP ride this tiger, though, before the damage is beyond repair? Politics most assuredly ain't beanbag, as the powers that be at the RNC are being reminded every day. If the GOP doesn't disavow his candidacy soon, they will be saddled with the notion that the inflammatory rhetoric of the leading GOP candidate is representative of the party itself. It's hard to imagine anyone more saddled with controversy and negative publicity than Hillary Clinton, but Donald Trump just might test that notion.
The Iowa caucuses are six months away. The GOP and the American people have six months to cull through 17 candidates for the Republican ticket, and the longer Trump muddies the water, the faster these six months will fly. Cutting the head off of the political snake that is Donald Trump might be a risk, but it might be one worth taking if the GOP intends to wage a serious political battle for the White House. The sooner the political wheat is separated from the chaff, the better off everyone will be.
The ONLY reason Biden will be running is he promised Valerie Jarrett she can remain in the White House and perpetrate the third term of Obama.
Trump has tapped in a vein of America. He will stayed on these three points and win, build a wall, create real jobs and make America great again.
Simple, straight forward and all Americans understand and agree with them. Now Jebby on the other hand has a 19 step plan to grant Mexico and any other Spanish, too bad Brazil, person full citizenship. Now whom would you vote for?
He isn't owned by anyone, he is braking the backs of the MSM; RINO base, washington cartel, and he is getting rid of this stupid P.C. crap....
You bet people are afraid of him, he knows things about people they don't want us to know about, and as you have seen, you hit him and he'll throw you against a cement wall...
He's saying and doing the things the voting people want to see and hear...we are tired of these ‘spineless sissies’ coming to us and making all these promises to get our vote and then go back to ‘gutter city’ and do what they want, or what the lobbyists want, or what someone who is blackmailing them want...
NO MORE...we have had it and we aren't going to take it anymore and these ‘high nosed’ idiots don't know what to do but pee their pants....
We didn't like what fox did to Trump and we brought them to their knees, Ailes called Trump to put a stop to it, if he hadn't, fox would have been down with MSNBC right now, and don't kid yourselves, it happens again, we'll stop it again, only maybe this time it won't help even with a phone call....
Just got to FR and saw your posting. Checked out the Drudge site and it looks more likely VP Biden could go for the WH.
You Are 110% Right!!!
Not sure about that, SD. I know Icahn made a statement accepting, but I don't think he was offered the job yet.
But if you have a link, I sure would like it.
Most people who try to blow a trump-et for the first time end up producing something that sounds like an amplified fart. That’s what I hear spewing from Trump-ette’s (compared to his grandfather and his grandmother) mouth.
Reince Priebus is a tool of the Bush family, as I now suspect you are, too.
The readers disagree with the author two to one though
If it’s Jebbie, Mrs. Clinton, and Trump, then Trump wins. The Uniparty’s and its selected candidate’s repulsiveness far outweigh Trump’s negatives.
I don't think so. The reason Trump is doing so well is he is rallying ALOT of those two groups to him.
Conservatives and especially Tea Party groups HATE the Washington insiders and they see Trump declaring war on said insiders.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/investing/donald-trump-2016-carl-icahn/index.html
It is confusing to read. Basically Icahn says Trump offered him a position Icahn refused, then later told Trump he accepted the Sec of Treasury position.
I might be wrong, but I got the impression that Icahn was kind of joking and kind of flattering Trump.
Trump has said that he would like Icahn to work in his administration but didn't mention in which position. Icahn seems to be saying he wants to be Treas Sec.
Only one problem is that Mother Teresa like your brain are both dead
I wouldn’t eliminate some of those departments. Education, for example. Instead I would put someone in there who would be the teachers union’s worst nightmare. I would use the department of education to destroy Title IX, and knock the crap out of the Marxist professors.
I would make the liberals wish I had shut down the department.
Most people who try to blow a trump-et for the first time end up producing something that sounds like an amplified fart. That’s what I hear spewing from Trump-ette’sPut on your dunce cap and go sit in the corner facing the wall while the adults are talking.
Trump said "I think Cark Icahn would make a great Treas Sec." He didn't officially offer him the job but was just trying to share his ideas of personal.
Icahn said that he declined because he doesn't get up that early.
In other words, it was just banter.
They are good friends after all.
Maybe that's what The Donald was talking with Steven Forbes about a couple days ago. His advise for Treasury.
Good thing this guy is unbiased and writes a balanced article. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to read it.
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