Donald Trump for president?

"Democrat, eh? You're fired!"

I can't believe this anymore than I can the Sarah Palin thing. Loads of people think Donald Trump would make a good president. Some even think he would make a great one. Now, I'd say if it was a toss-up I'd go straight for Trump. No question. He's a talented businessman, he's a people person (believe it or not!) and he's a patriotic American. And, give her her due, so is Sarah Palin. Can't take that away from her. But Trump is also abrasive. A bit tempestuous. He's also not good at collective management. He may find those phone calls to difficult senators and stroppy congress memembers a tad hard to do. And he doesn't have a political past as such, he's got a business political past. Maybe I'm wrong?

Anyway, he's rising in the polls. A bit like bread dough with the yeast getting going. Here he is as seen by the ABC pundits and penpushers.