I don't think he would make a good President, but I do hope he keeps pushing the birth certificate issue for all it's worth. Somebody has to, and he's got lots of money and a large megaphone.

Please don't fall for another Ross Perot episode. The desire among conservatives to quickly latch onto the one candidate who we think will win at this moment is exactly how we got McCain.

As Donald Rumsfeld said "let's see them go around the track a few times before we pick a horse."

One warning about businessmen, if you are mad at GOP members giving in and compromising, businessmen make more compromises before 9am than many candidates make in a campaign. That is how you get things done. Trump has given scads of money to Schmucky Schumer, he's suddenly pro-life for the first time, and you think he won't compromise on 2nd Amendment to get a deal, think again.

Don't take the first player you see hit a single and promote him to the World Series game 7 and then blame him when you are disappointed in his likely failure.

Let them all slug it out and let iron sharpen iron. A leader will emerge. Trying to shor-circuit the iron sharpening iron process guarantees our guy will be surprised and broken badly when the campaign against The Messiah, Inc begins.

I'm all for waiting for the fog to dissipate to see who is actually worth having in the primaries.
We've seen the usual bunch of nags in the field that fill out the tote board. All of them are carrying 300 pounds of weights.

So far, there is a stallion or two and maybe some new fillies that may join the field.
Don't be a sucker and bet on a harness track like Iowa; the flats are where the real races are run.

I dunno. Trump knows how to work a bankruptcy into a total WIN. More than once.

Right now, Trump is showing more media savvy than the entirety of the GOP field. That's not everything, but it's a lot. Plus,he's the only candidate who has enough money that he can't be easily bought, nor does he have to care what people think.

Better a comb-over than a roll-over. *Newt.*Cough!*

I think I'd rather find a candidate who hasn't given much more to Democrats than Republicans in the past.

Trump has set the stage for a frontal attack on Obama.

Others who are afraid for PC reasons should be avoided.

The question actually is this: Will the White House be gold plated in early February or will he let the contractors begin in March?

SirWalter: Trump can attack Obama because every attempt to smear him only means that the person attacking Trump has read his autobiography.

Trump is a jackass and an embarrassment.

The only credit I'll give to Trump is that he's not actually running, but posing (as always). When it better suits his mood he'll pose as a Democrat. Come to think of it, that is what he should be posing as right now. Lot's of disaffected Democrats who are ready for a change of fake persona.

Karl Denninger of The Market Ticker is very enthusiastic:

""Shove it up China's *******": Instant win of the Union vote.
"Pro-life": Instant win of the religious right vote.
"No more Shieks bending us over": Instant win of everyone tired of $5 gasoline (which it will be by November 2012 at the rate we're going).
He's got the answers to pull the votes. And if you think The Left LIKES what Obama has done thus far - especially the wars? Hoh hoh hoh..... no they don't."

At least Mr. Trump has this going for him: he actually LIKES the United States of America and believes it would be good if the nation and its people prospered.

This alone puts him in sharp contrast to the current occupant of the White House.

I can't be the only person who finds all of the potential candidates an embarrassment can I?

Where was it written that only intellectual paraplegics and well used whores could be eligible?