Republicans learn that only a chump would trust the Trump!



"I cannot believe how easy it is to fool these people!"

 From CBS News:

Donald Trump ended his months-long public flirtation with a 2012 presidential run Monday, saying that he will not seek the Republican nomination -- even though he could have won the election.

"After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency," Trump said in a statement. "This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector."

Trump made the announcement as NBC, the television network that runs his reality show, announced its fall lineup of shows. Prior to the announcement, NBC said it would bring back the show, "The Celebrity Apprentice," with a different host if Trump ran.

I believe that more than any other potential candidate, with the possible exception of Sarah Palin, Donald Trump helped to identify just how incredible desperate the Republicans have become to find SOMEBODY who could take on Obama in 2012.

The Donald could NOT have been a less likely choice for the Teabaggers to have rallied around, and yet his poll numbers among that group grew every single week.  Especially so long as he challenged the President's place of birth and patriotism.

Once the President released his long form birth certificate, the good ship "Crappy Hairdo"  found itself run aground with no hope of ever sailing the open seas of political relevance again.

So yesterday we saw Mike Huckabee hold up the white flag, and today we see the Donald do the same.

I happened to listen to a little Right Wing radio today on my way back from the gym, and the conservatives are apoplectic over the loss of these two potential candidates. Essentially the only people in the GOP who seem to be thrilled at the news are the Sarah Palin supporters. (Warning link takes you to the Sea O'Pee. Have your Dramamine and barf bags ready before clicking.)

I can only imagine how devastated the Teabaggers will be once Sarah Palin finally tires of stringing them along and finally tells them she is not running/dropping out of the race.

Somebody mentioned the possibility of mass suicides on one of the previous threads to the news that Palin is not running, and I actually do think there is some danger of that.  If Palin were not such a selfish bitch she would let these pathetic people off the hook now before they have committed any more time and energy supporting her fake campaign.  But of course that is asking her to be a compassionate human being, and that is simply not something that she can pull off.