Never. He is the biggest stuffed shirt known to man.

Nope...I'm just new to actively discussing topics in the Gulch and just forget that I'm not trying to communicate with the average person. :)

hear, hear

Prof, it's chutzpah.

Side comment:
gaiagal may be unaware that Mother Teresa is one of the great frauds of the the 20th century.

Trump's ego is amusing and he certainly has gall and hutzpah. He does not hesitate to call a spade a spade, sometimes with more colorful language. My concern is that he appears to be easily distracted an very unpredictable. It isn't clear what to expect from a Trump POTUS. But it's bound to be better than what we have now.

Right on!!

Donald would be perfect as president today, and as unlike the founders as anyone could find. He is jealous of all the money others are stealing from the people that coulda been his! He wants a mainline connection to that addictive substance: other peoples money.
America is ready, and has proven it by electing GWBush twice (arguably) and O twice.
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death"

If you like Narcissism, Egotism by all means go with the Donald. To me, he has many of the bad quality's of the Left and not enough of the good from the Right.

Being a braggart is not the most virtuous of habits, but one that I am willing to tolerate from producers. For some of us, notably me, the balance between bragging and self-deprecation is not an easy one. This is an area that I will probably struggle with my whole life.

His being friendless with Al (Not So) Sharpton was news to me.

It will be interesting to see if he really does run this time. He has been talking about it for years...and years. Anyone who runs has to be able to withstand being ripped apart by the media. I believe the media could somehow find dirt on Mother Teresa. Possibly he hasn't put his money where his mouth is because whatever we know about his baggage is probably just a fraction of what he carries.

I have noticed that, in the media, the bankruptcies are rarely, if ever, mentioned when reporting a potential Trump presidential run. I have been curious about that. It certainly seems worth mentioning - especially if "debt restructuring" is one of his main tools.

Donald Trump is the least qualified potential candidate to serve as President of the USA. The Donald is just a self promoter like a circus barker tearing down his political opponents with his vicious verbal attacks trying to build himself and his image. Trump has more baggage than a Pullman train and for that reason and his inability to manage anything successfully he's not electable. Donald (Duck) Trump is a serial bankrupt-er who has built his wealth (if he has any) on the backs of compromised creditors including banks, investors, financiers, bondholders, lenders, labor unions, pension funds and real estate investors all of who bought the Trump dream and got the Trump shaft (in the end). Trump has bankrupted his projects in Panama, Mexico and Florida plus bankrupted his Atlantic City Casinos because of gross mismanagement. We can do better than Trump for President as he would bankrupt the USA and have us in WW3 with China in his first 60 days in office as President. John Galt would turn over in his grave at the thought of Trump as President. John Galt lives in all of us and we know Donald Trump is not man enough for the job at hand.

He is somewhat of a braggart, i.e. claiming to 'fix' America better than anyone else. So why doesn't he put his money where his mouth
is and announce he's running? I did not
appreciate his saying he's buddies with Al
Sharpless, stating they go back a long way
together and that Al is really OK, just doing
his job. Trump has a lot of baggage, and
adding Sharpless to it doesn't help..

There are some things about Donald Trump that I admire, but I will readily admit that I do not know much about if, or to what extent, Trump employs cronyism or acts as a looter. I saw freedomforall comment today that Trump is a looter's looter. If you think it is in your best interest, please educate me.

I like what Trump did with NYC real estate, with his golf courses, and even the NJ Generals from the USFL in the 1980s. I haven't watched The Apprentice, but I do occasionally see him on Fox News on Monday AM's.