Actually Trump said he "would consider raising minimum wage". That sounded like pablum to the media. He can consider it as he would consider anything else, but do nothing about it. I sincerely hope he doesnt increase minimum wages. We alreay have plans to cut our workforce the day it goes into effect and buy more labor from china. Our labor bill will stay the same in the USA.

let's hope he does all that and more...but the title of his book is...the art of the deal...the good thing is that he has worked with both parties to get business deals...the bad thing is that he has worked with both parties to get business deals...reagan commented after his presidency that he was happy if got 70% from the democrats of what he wanted...
the most recent disturbing statement from Trump was his willingness to raise minimum wage...that shows a complete lack of understanding of economics...
HillaryBeast is 8 more years of Obama-style dismantling of free market system...

The first think I want is for Trump to beat Hillary. The second is that he exposes the nonsense in our establishment and tries to fix it. The third is that he appoint the best people to make good decisions in government free of cronyism. The fourth is that he get rid of useless regulations and lowers taxes on corporations and middle class. Hillary isnt going to do any of these things.

He is NOT politically correct, and shouldnt be. They arent childish tactics at all- the establishment needs to be shown for the power hungry policies it pursues. They are the ones who are childish.

The woman hater charge was leveled by the Hildebeast crowd.

I am so tired of the people who constantly dump on trump when they should be dumping on the wicked witch of the west Hillary. I do hope we dont get Hillary. I think I would indeed shrug at that point.

I think your imagination is getting the better of you. I hope he is elected, and then we will see what happens. CANT be worse than Hillary would be.

Trump says openly it must stop. I think it must stop also, but on my own I cant do anything to stop it. These people have the power right now, and if I wanted to build a house my way, I would lose the battle fighting them.

That clip on Trump's approach to healthcare is not perfect but is MUCH better than Obamacare. My premiums have tripled and my deductible by a factor of 2.5 and my max out of pocket by 6x since Obamacare came in.
As far as I am concerned I would never vote for Sandoval for anything. He put in two terrible taxes out here under the guise of "education for our children". That was a sham.

Agreed. Just guessing, but I think term2 has a "Make America Great" placard in his lawn.

I've pointed it out to term2 elsewhere that Trump would have a lot less trouble if he would just learn to think before he speaks.
Being too long THE BOSS can get you in trouble when you're too used to blustering from the top of your head at people who can only nod while taking your paycheck.
I've worked for people who have let power go to their heads. You're just another guy outside the company door.

My point is that he is better than Hillary, and he can win if he changes his tactics. Not that I love the idea of the narcissistic, pretend businessman as president.

I didn't say Trump was a woman hater. I said his comments were unprofessional (inappropriate if you prefer), and left him vulnerable. In addition, my comment about finger on the trigger was not my opinion, but one the general population will be concerned about. You are welcome to advertise that his business acumen demonstrates this isn't an issue, but I doubt you'll convince many.

My point in all this was noting what needs to happen to get him elected over Hillary with the masses, not what my opinions are about voting for him.

My own opinion about him is that his present fortune and four bankruptcies demonstrate that he has less success in business than most businesspeople. If he had taken his trust fund and invested it in an S&P fund, he'd have even more money now. His biggest successes have been paying off politicians to get what he wants. Hardly the sharp-eyed strategist.

However, he is better than Hillary, and can win if he changes his childish tactics.

He reminds me (in some measure) of "Sam "Ace" Rothstein".

What the heck does that mean?

If public exposure could bring a halt to cronyism in local government, it would have disappeared decades ago.

You've described personally paying off public officials with fishing trips and power tools...your comparisons to Rearden and Dagny are weak. Playing the "game", rather than publicly exposing the cronyism in local government is not admirable. It just ensures that corruption continues.

Trump is peddling the same contradiction.

Not happening. Uncommitted delegates are starting to switch to Trump:
http://www.whdh.com/story/31908507/th...

I live in Las Vegas too, and the political system in Nevada is totally broken. Two of the last three Republican governors have rammed through huge tax increases for “education,” to the delight of Democrats statewide. It’s gotten so bad that a Republican state legislator has defected to the LP and will be running for re-election as a Libertarian. Our political system needs a shakeup at all levels. Trump’s not perfect but he is orders of magnitude better than Hillary on most of the important issues. For example, check out his position on health care:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/position...

I have heard and read that.

So, if we ignore the reality of what we have heard with our ears and seen with our eyes, from Trump...and if he 'acts' more "professional"...that will make him worth voting for??? If he Acts more 'presidential', then that changes him into a different person philosophically?

It's not shocking, but still a bit surprising, to see people buy into this chameleon-like morphing.

There will be a far worse reaction should the GOP crown someone else at this point. I have read speculation that may be tried.

i think Trump should appoint HillaryBeast as fund raiser for the debt in his administration...we would be swimming with surplus...i would even give her a 10% finder's fee...

well, I live in Las Vegas, and its very crooked here too. I had to buy the building department head a trip to Alaska to fish for him to let me build my house. Do I blame trump for paying off the damn politicians? Absolutely not. So did Rearden and Dagny when it was needed to get them out of the way. A real "insider" would be the one accepting the favors, not one that has to pay for them tho.

I understand what you are saying, but still disagree. I lived in both NYC and NJ from the 70's through the 90's, Trump years. IMO, you simply cannot "make it there" in his two big success areas, real estate and casinos, without playing the political game in full force. While he may not have been a "politician" per se, the reality is that he simply could not have succeeded as he did without political pull - making him a political insider. It's simply not possible. And we won't even go to his huge political contributions to both parties. An outsider that does not make. A true outsider would give to no political party, and if you say he "had to", you've proved my insider point.

Don't get me wrong, I hope you're right, and I hope he is doing it for the country. But you can have all the money in the world, and still mean to do harm to this country and Capitalism. See: George Soros, Bill Gates and a whole line of rich bastards who support the Far Left...Trump is not necessarily in the same category, but there is also no evidence that he's not. Early in the campaign someone called him a RINO, I said, and still say, he's worse: he a ?INO...

Sounds to $5Au like Mr. Limbaugh is engaging in wishful thinking. Mr. Trump might win in November, but it is highly unlikely he could win in a landslide. That would require a major shift in the present electoral college alignment. His negatives are just too high. Mr. Rubio might have pulled off a landslide victory had he not beached himself on immigration and lost the primary. Of course, these are uncharted waters given Mr. Trump's performance thus far, so $5Au could be off base. $5Au almost said "off the reservation," but that might be offensive to hotel clerks who might read this and have to flee to safe spaces and therapy.

Hillary is a reincarnation of the self-serving Nixon, who hid his actions all the time so people wouldnt know. She does the same thing. The whole e-mail thing was solely for that purpose- so she could quietly delete whatever might hurt her image. She has been involved in so many bad things that eventually they will come out.

Trump is not a woman hater at all. Check out Ivanka, his daughter. He just said with Hillary that "womanhood" is not a qualification for the presidency any more than manhood would be. She twisted and turned it, but I think people are not so stupid as to accept his actual statement as being against women.

As to having a trigger finger, that is ridiculous. He would never have gotten ahead in business if that was his way of acting. I was much more worried about Obama on that score. Hillary would just let the other countries just walk over us and she would never fire back.

If we had an ironclad constitution, which we dont, and it was adhered to, this whole presidency thing would be a boring selection of an administrator.