AJ: Drastic situation, drastic measures -I stand with you on Trump (and w/Term2).
But will he hold up? Will he eventually present a serious and concrete plan of action? Until another candidate shows the willingness to really break with the political status quo, and demonstrates the capacity to be able to tell Washingtonians to go F...k themselves AND not care (Trump can do this where it's political suicide for the others) until then, I remain for radical change in lieu of what we have today and the tragedy that it could continue.

My son texted a photo of Hillary and several of her goons as he was waiting in anairport.talk about Gah!
On the other hand, I shared a flight and got to shake Colonel West's hand.
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What wrong with doing your best, working within the framework of the law, to make a profit, even an obscene profit based on your skills?

As stated somewhere else if he goes by "A rising tide lifts all boats" we'd be in good shape. With 200+ companies he could only benefit from running the nation as a business, bringing its debt under control, cultivating a sound business environment, reducing the size of government and reigning in taxes.

yet his principles are to win a big profit, and to win a big profit,
and to ... well, you know. . is he really a-moral, in terms of
business principles? -- j
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And it was anti-Objectivist for me to make a statement with no basis. My bad.

I love that - only a total fool, or someone who KNOWS their worth and value, would dare say that.

I've told employers "I'll work for free for 2 weeks. You like what you see, you hire me and pay me back. You don't, I'll leave, no hard feelings."

Know how many times I had to walk? I can count them on less than one hand... :-)

For Trump? Go out and talk to people... they look at him as the cure for Das Fuehrer's "hope and change". Or... to quote my brother... "Do you want another politician, or do you want someone who knows what it's like to run a business?" Serious beans... those who like him see he's one of the answers to getting the politicians out, and who might just run this country like a business, rather than an entitlement.

Seriously - look at Rubio, Hukabee, Christie, et al... They're POLITICIANS who think they deserve the office because of their POLITICAL successes. Trump is the only one (save Fiorina) who can honestly say "I'm NOT a politician, I'm a businessperson, and I'll run the government as a business, not my personal entitlement".

Do you want yet another one-party anointed moocher... or do you want to see change... not Oscumma change, but change back to where we should never have left a century and change ago?

and its high time some people smelled the rank BS

Absolutely well said. We have a ruling class in this country comprised of both Democrats and Republicans, and they run the show. Then there are the rest of us. Whatever you might think of The Trumpster, at least he is waking up a few people to this fact.

It is not that Trump is a good candidate; he is not. It is total disgust at the duopoly that is ruling the US and at war with its citizenry. If the uniparty will not listen to the electorate and grows more dismissive and arrogant every day, then the people are looking for a champion who will pull the whole rotten mess down and start over. Trump may not be that champion, but he is the only one who just might clean the Augean stables.

You're right about hiring. Funny though, most of the people who I hired over the years, turned out to have compatible personalities. It reminds me of Molly. She was still in school. Wasn't too attractive, and didn't have a resume . But she had references and said something that impressed me. She said, "If you hire me, you won't be sorry." She was right. She was an innovative and hard worker. She rarely needed to be told what to do and whatever it was, was done to the nth degree. Funny how she got more attractive the longer she was with us. She positively glowed with positivity. Our only regret was that she left us after only two years.

And all I managed, holding over in Dulles for a flight from DC to NY, was an caustic encounter with Jesse Jackass and one of his goons when he returned from Egypt. BAH!

He has the money to pay them.

Personally, I like the Tea Party ideals more than any other political movement short of the Constitutionalists. I just can't see supporting Trump, however, as consistent with the Tea Party or Constitution Party except solely as a vote against the Republican Party as a whole.

I'll tell you this much, I think we'd be a lot better off with Trump as president than Hillary.

Trump missed a very big opportunity Wednesday’s debate. When the others tried to put him down by calling him an entertainer, he should have turned to the retired president’s plane and said. “Just what do you think Regan was?”

Thanks, Susanne. I agree with gusto.
I have been outspoken ( I hope) in saying that voting for the GOP or the Dems is a wasted vote because I think no one with ethics (honesty and integrity) will be allowed by the party to represent the party. I think the process is rigged and that is based on the past selection of GOP candidates that so obviously did not have a history of support for the things that the GOP promises to deliver to true conservatives: more individual liberty and less government.

In 3 words, freedom for all.

As the saying goes, "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then its a duck." The current flock of GOP candidates are all quacks, with one possible exception: Rand Paul. Therefore, it is a near certainty that Paul will not represent the GOP as candidate for president. (Unless all other GOP officeholders and potential candidates are somehow disqualified on the eve of the election.)

Wow! That must have been an interesting meeting. Kudo's

Its really pretty remarkable/befriend who you meet when you sit in coffee shops writing novels. I've been pretty fortunate.

I'm not a Trump supporter, but I'm very displeased with the political elites as well as the professional commentators. However, I do believe that the chaos that Trump is injecting into the body politick is shaking things up on all sides and injecting real fear into race. Change might result.

I'm happy to hear that, because I have no first hand knowledge

I think you hit the nail on the head. And that's why Trump is popular, regardless of the "schoolyard bully" detractors thrown by the media.

He's a businessman, and he's good at what he does.... not your drinkin' bud. We've elected "drinking buds" as president before, maybe it's time we change that paradigm and elext someone who is not your "best buddy" but someone who will do the job and get 'er done. Because how did electing your "happy go lucky drinking bud" work out for the country? Or the guy who is the "Local Friendly Community Organizer"?

That's the way I run my businesses... In an interview, do you hire your semi-qualified pal, or the best qualified candidate for the job? Hell, I may think someone's personality SUCKS, we may be as different as Air and Rock, but if they're the best qualified person for that job, who will get the BEST reesults for our company... I can get over personality.

I CANNOT get over incompetence or dishonesty.