Donald Trump bad-mouths his rivals

[kevindavis007]

I'm betting there are more people who lost fortunes than built upon inheritance.  He didn't buy his way into Wharton either.

Well also stiffing creditors help also..

[Scottftlc]

Character is a damned important thing in a president and I don't know if we've ever had a chatacter like Trump as president.  It's a damn big risk for both the country and the GOP.

Perhaps, but it seems to me like the nation is in deep peril now, so risks, whatever they might be, could well be warranted given that it is highly probable that business-as-usual will result in certain disaster.  When you are lemmings driving Hell-bent for the cliff, what is risk?

[jmyrlefuller]

You don't accident your way into being a billionaire.

Tell that to Paris Hilton.

Millionaires happen by hard work. Billionaires happen by sheer luck.

[olde north church]

Well also stiffing creditors help also..

I wasn't privy to the details of his finances so ...

[EdinVA]

Character is a damned important thing in a president and I don't know if we've ever had a chatacter like Trump as president.  It's a damn big risk for both the country and the GOP.

So, BK, which is the bigger risk, do nothing or try something new?
It may feel more comfortable to maintain the current course but it will not get us where we need to go.

[olde north church]

Tell that to Paris Hilton.

Millionaires happen by hard work. Billionaires happen by sheer luck.

Like I said, how many other people have lost their fortunes?  They aren't the one's with TV shows.

[bkepley]

So, BK, which is the bigger risk, do nothing or try something new?
It may feel more comfortable to maintain the current course but it will not get us where we need to go.

I think I am just more of a conservative than a right winger.  I don't see turning to a poulist demagogue of questionable beliefs as being necessarily for the good of the country or the GOP .

[DCPatriot]

Be carful what you wish for. .
I think he is a dictator of sorts.   He is the type of guy who gets his way and does not care about yours or anyone else's way. Regardless of who is right.    I fear a Trump presidency

Compared to exactly WHAT?   A Hillary Clinton presidency?  Don't make me throw-up.

Or how about a milquetoast Scott Walker presidency?

No thanks.

Like it or not, we need an out-of-control Republican dictator-like POTUS...exactly like Obama has been...in order to cut through all the BS and correct all the damaging EOs and destroyed diplomatic relationships with our allies.

[Godzilla]

So we need a president that leads by committee?  We have spent the last several decades with leaders that govern by polls, a.k.a committee, and see where that got us.  Good luck with that....



Given the hundreds of posts on TBR regarding Trump, no one has ever stated he had no character flaws... That kind of let the air out of your point....

It looks to me that you do not know much about the art of leadership.

Good leaders articulate the end state that wish to see come into effect.  Then their subordinates come up with the way forward and the costs.  Then the leader secures those resources.

Good leaders never tell you HOW to do anything.

[bkepley]

Compared to exactly WHAT?   A Hillary Clinton presidency?  Don't make me throw-up.

Or how about a milquetoast Scott Walker presidency?

No thanks.

Like it or not, we need an out-of-control Republican dictator-like POTUS...exactly like Obama has been...in order to cut through all the BS and correct all the damaging EOs and destroyed diplomatic relationships with our allies.

Only problem is Trump could just as easily turn out to govern as a conventional Democrat.  I think he is as contemptuous of GOP voters as he is of most things.

[DCPatriot]

Only problem is Trump could just as easily turn out to govern as a conventional Democrat.  I think he is as contemptuous of GOP voters as he is of most things.

RE: the bold above....you misspelled SOCONS.

And who could blame him...given the tone of the posts in here the last few weeks?   

We need a little self-realization in here, IMO.  The kind of Republican I am, outnumbers the SOCON wing at least 5-1.  Deal with it.

[Godzilla]

So, BK, which is the bigger risk, do nothing or try something new?
It may feel more comfortable to maintain the current course but it will not get us where we need to go.

That's exactly the same argument Lenin used regarding the White Russians forces/supporters.

When did 'conservatism' morph into old-school progressivism along the likes of Lenin and Chavez?

[bkepley]

That's exactly the same argument Lenin used regarding the White Russians forces/supporters.

When did 'conservatism' morph into old-school progressivism along the likes of Lenin and Chavez?

It's not being conservative.  It is unconcerned with conservatism.  It's right-wing though.

[Bigun]

Not me!  I want a Republican DICTATOR!

"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of [their] women!"   

Rome!

[DCPatriot]

Rome!

Conan the Barbarian   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082198/

[Bigun]

Conan the Barbarian   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082198/

What happened to Rome is REAL!  Conan the barbarian is a figment of someone's imagination!

[Formerly Once-Ler]

It looks to me that you do not know much about the art of leadership.

Good leaders articulate the end state that wish to see come into effect.  Then their subordinates come up with the way forward and the costs.  Then the leader secures those resources.

Good leaders never tell you HOW to do anything.

Great post.

[libertybele]

I still think there's something between Trump and Cruz.

Trump has not said one negative thing about 'VP' Ted Cruz.   

It certainly is beginning to look that way.