[bert]

i think there is a different reality of the function and purpose of gaudiness.

Remember, Donald is a salesman and what he shows is what he perceives his customers as wanting or aspiring to.

Gold leaf and marble sell condos and buildings

Perception trumps reality

[miss marmelstein]

But his office - where he seems to entertain and talk to his clients and guests - looks like a model of corporate efficiency and some grace if the Stephanapolis interview this morning is anything to go by.

My husband shrugged and suggested maybe his wife decorated his office and he decorated the home. On the other hand, Russians are generally gaudy, too...

[D-fendr]

a different reality of the function and purpose of gaudiness... Gold leaf and marble sell condos and buildings

My wife once said upon entering one such place: "Look, Bubba won the lottery!"

I know other's disagree but gaudy says Elvis to me; whether it's overdone velvet or gold leaf.