I kinda liked the piece. Agree with the comments that Trump is really setting the table with issues that people have to talk about once the topics are out in the open. I think, too, that Trump’s example will rub off on a true conservative who might start talking seriously in terms that both appeal to the base and will show promise to the center. When that happens, his duty done, Trump will fade. Wait, wait, don’t start your blast-off until I’m finished. I like what the Donald says about the issues of immigration and leadership. But that’s only half his schtick. The other half is the whining that sounds EXACTLY like . . . drum roll . . . Barack Obama. I’m tired of that trick.
To conclude: Trump is setting the table for, like it or not, Carly. Maybe a Carly-Rubio ticket, Cruz AG, Palin Energy, Carson Surgeon General. Carly has an appeal that can overcome anything you point out, accurate or inaccurate, about her past. She’s even more electable that BO was, and he had nothing. She’s more charismatic. She’s smarter, more presidential, less scary to the voter who’s not . . . well, not of the Freeper species. Lotta folks want to win this election, and most of those do not see fire and brimstone actually burning down the country as a winning strategy. She’s not right on every issue with me. But she has a kind of wow-factor Barack never had.
If Trump wins the nomination, by all means come back and tell me I was wrong. I assure you, unless Trump stops his incessant whining about how unfairly he’s being treated, he’s as gone as BO. If Carly wins, come back and tell me . . . oh, well, I never would expect you to admit I was right.
Well, we grew to like Margaret Hamilton when she reached her Eighties, so there may be some hope for Carly Fiorina a long way down the road. An appeal that can overcome anything? I think it's more like no appeal whatsoever.