Look at the others and see what they are doing. We will wind up with one of the pack in the end. I dont expect Trump to be an Ayn Rand. I do like that he is politically incorrect and tells us when the emperor has no clothes. I would love it if , as president, he pardoned Snowden as a hero for telling us what the NSA was doing to us

I think he is a lot less evasive than the other candidates. They arent saying anything either, primarily because its too early and they dont know what they would actually do if elected more than a year from now. I do trust Trump to represent the USA better than the others, particularly in foreign relations.

I dont think he regards taxation as theft in a philosophical sense. What I got from the interview was that AT THE TIME the national debt COULD be erased totally with that wealth tax percentage. BUT it would have to be coupled with no more deficit spending, OR it was was useless exercise. Since that time, the national debt has ballooned out of control and that percentage would not cover the national debt at all, and obviously the deficit spending thing has not been addressed. Therefore he changed his mind about even the practicality of paying off the debt

Kevin, I'm giving the point back that someone from the Trump party didn't want you to have. As a matter of fact, anyone critical of Trump on this post was just whittled down a bit.

It is truly incredible what his die-hard fans will evade; it reminds me of the way Hillary supporters act.

They aren't lies.

What is it that makes you trust that he has actually changed his mind and is not just blowing smoke? I would love to find out that he is for real but his answers are so evasive and when I read between the lines what I come up with is Statist/Dictator for life. And possibly to an extent that would make Obeyme envious.

Trump is running as many things he is not. (Or at least has not proven himself to be.) A conservative, a republican, (neither of which are truly a big deal) but also a capitalist. Many of his supporters and probably all of his detractors think of him as the face of capitalism. I'm afraid that a Trump presidency may be the final nail in the coffin for genuine capitalism and it's supporters. At least as far as the voting public is concerned.

Like I said, giving him credit where none is due. If he had any plans to change it or stop it then he would say so, but like everything else with Trump, there is no substance. It's like listening to Obeyme, six years ago, talking about hope and change. And the attention and support he gets is exactly the same, all based on rhetoric and what people are mysteriously convinced he will do, while evading what he is most likely to do based on his history. Why are all his answers so evasive? Because he doesn't want you to know the real answer. That works great when the questioner is trying to suck him into a political trap but some of these questions need real answers

If he suddenly said he has come to realize that taxation is theft I'd be willing to listen. Anything short of that he would have to explain why he supported this confiscation of wealth in the past and how we can trust him not to support it in the future. I haven't heard anything like that from him. Have you?

I am really tired of all the politician's lies and promises they cant and wont ever deliver on. Its time I think to distrust and ignore almost everything political leaders say. Hence the desire for a nonpolitician candidate for president this time

Letting the populace know whats going on will change it, if anything. The president cant just decree that cronyism is dead, but he can bring it to light.

I think 4 years of telling it like it is would be a good thing as president. Talk about "change"- there it is. Obama wasnt change at all. 4 years of no political correctness as the watchword for behavior would be good also. Not to say 8 years is needed to shake things up.

But why would he bring the subject up if he didnt want it changed? I would say the practice is universally regarded among the populace as a bad thing

its an agenda driven comment. changing ones mind in response to changing conditions is a PLUS for me.

Hasn't everyone done something in the past that they are uncomfortable about in the present? That's not an excuse, but at the very least an insight. Trump appears to be very thin-skinned and is not averse to burning bridges. On the other hand, if his allegations are true, then the recompense he is asking is quite mild. The thing about rich guys is the same as big corporations. They can afford to sue or be sued without much damage, whereas those not super-rich do not have the money to have the staying power that extended lawsuits cost.

The "past 6+ years" + Trump is what our Momma meant when she said, "two wrongs don't make a right."

There are many good qualifications for POTUS, among which would be to protect individual rights, fidelity to the Constitution, and properly defending the nation. I see nothing in the juvenile, thin-skinned behavior of Trump that fits the job.

In foreign affairs, after Obama, other people in the world wonder if they can trust us. After a few years of Trump's unedited mouth, more will have weapons pointed at us, or worse.

My question is: Who amongst all those with hats in the ring, is any better?

Thew dumold also likes to threaten lawsuits to get additional coverage and bluff ....

This new book is very enlightening about him :

Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success by Michael D'Antonio

But you can keep your soldiers if you like them! Just like your doctors, your healthplan, your ...

What, exactly, IS the qualification for POTUS? Seems we're accepting anyone for the job, now days...just look at who we've had for the past 6+ years.

good one :)

Hear, hear!

You make some excellent points in your article.

Those decrying Obama and Hillary, while lauding Trump, would be tragically surprised to learn they all shop at Emperor's Clothing, LLC.