Quote:  I agree that it's a good thing to make politicians uncomfortable.   From my perspective,  I wish that Donald Trump was in the 2012 Republican Race.   While he wouldn't have been my choice in the Republican field,   I think he could have influenced the race positively.   

2008 and 2012 presented the GOP with some pretty awful options.  The field is stronger this time around.  Trump is sucking up all the oxygen in the room at the moment, but that will just accelerate his burnout.  I know our lib friends around here disagree, but the quality of the candidates is vastly different between what the democrats are trotting out there and what the republicans are.  If I was a democrat, I'd be embarrassed at the lack of bench the party has.  They're (some here as well) getting excited about the prospects of having a socialist leading their party into 2016. Amazing how far that party has fallen and how quickly. 

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