Help, I'm Rising, and I Can't Shut Up

Donald Trump is acting a bit like his last name without the "T". Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things about the Donald that I like, such as his inability to not say what's on his mind, and to deal with issues many in the GOP are afraid to tackle. But Trump is not abiding by the Reagan 11th Commandment about attacking fellow Republicans--he's shooting inside the tent, so to speak.

In a recent speech he gave in South Carolina, Trump gave out the personal cell number of SC Sen. Lindsey Graham.

It doesn't get "wronger" than that. It's one thing to attack a political opponent on policy and the like, but clearly another to give out his phone number. It reminds me of a schoolyard bully (named Bernard, in my case) who steals your rubber ball and plays "Salugee" with it--not letting you have it and throwing it to other kids in the game. It's frustrating as hell.

Of course, Graham just the day prior to this event, called Trump a "jackass" over his stupid comments about Sen. John McCain, in which the billionaire said that McCain was a hero because he was "captured," and implied that this was the only reason he is considered a war hero. That was incredibly stupid on the Donald's part and even more stupid that he isn't apologizing for it. In fact, he also called Lindsey Graham a "lightweight."

There's more to the story but the point I want to make is that Trump is not going to win the nomination with this kind of rhetoric. He seems gutsy but perhaps it simply means that he has more money than brains, as I've stated in a previous blog entry.

Yes, it is definitely refreshing to hear someone who seems to speak from the gut, but what ideas (besides building a wall between Mexico and the USA and making Mexico pay for it) does he really have? He seems to know the issues fairly well, but he hasn't offered real answers, or at least any that would work. 

In the most recent poll released today, Trump leads at 24% with Scott Walker and Bush at 13% and 12% respectively.

You may not like Graham; you may call him a RINO. But at least he served as a naval officer while Trump had his hired help serve gin and tonics. 

In a June 16, 2015 article by Nick Gass in Politico, it describes how Trump has "played both sides of the aisle for years, and has been especially cozy--financially and personally--with Hillary Clinton."

Calling Donald Trump a conservative is like calling "El Chapo" a pharmacological expert.

He's good to have around, but the GOP can do better. Let's just hope the Donald doesn't do a "Ross Perot."

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