There has been a lot of speculation about who would face Obama in 2012 for the Republican party. There have been several individuals tip-toeing around the subject but none really to commit. The issue seems that many of them just fail to measure up. They all seem to be on the extreme, extreme of the political spectrum and many of them have plenty of skeletons in closets. This coupled with the fact that several are television figures gives this cartoonish impression to all the potential to-be's.
There is one individual in the running -- or prerunning running -- who captures all of the ridiculous aspects of the others and more: Donald Trump. Ironically, he is also leading in the polls as the public's preference for Republican nominee. REALLY!?!? Has the Grand Old Party really come to this?
And I mean it's not just the hair; that's a cheap shot. It's that the Donald is the epitome of absurd magalomania; he calls himself "the Donald". Why does he feel a need to so tastelessly merchandise his name? Compensating for something, are we? And does he deserve this outlandish ego? Of course not. He's not a self-made business man; everything he has he got from Daddy. He's not even a good business man; he has filed for bankruptcy on several occasions.
I just think, as a rule, you should not have the leader of the free world be a person who has been roasted by Comedy Central, as if the reality show were not indicater enough.
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