Now the republicans are criticizing Obama because he released the original of the long form of his birth certificate. They must not have any shame - well, they don't. If a majority of the people can't see through that and the immorality that it represents, then our country is in real trouble.

Donald Trump made a fool out of himself yesterday in responding to the release of the birth certificate. He is ultimate in chest thumper. He is totally self-centered. I think he is caught up in the fantasy of his "Apprentice show" and thinks that he is all powerful. I don't think he's all powerful. I think he is, using slang terminology, a moron.

The late legendary, (and republican, too, I might add) president Teddy Roosevelt made famous the saying "speak softly and carry a big stick." It's sad that we have to carry big sticks in this world to survive sometimes, but in general, I think a lot of people in this country think that is the proper posture, generally, that humans should take toward each other - and Roosevelt just carried it out to international relations.

What he meant of course, is to be humble about your power. I was taught all through my conservative midwest, small town and rural growing up (which I'm still going thru) not to be boastful and egotistical about what you can do. You just do what needs to be done at the time that it needs to be done and that speaks for itself. Those that boast and brag are covering up for the fact that they are doubtful that they can do what they need to do when the time comes.

I feel certain that most people are turned off by Trump's arrogance and bragging. He's just another human, and he's made plenty of mistakes. For example, an article in Sunday's New York Daily News documents Trump companies repeated bankruptcy filings. They describe it as
"recurring pattern of Trump companies filing for bankruptcy to dodge creditors and distance him from business failure." http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/04/24/2011-04-24_his_hairy... What a great businessman! And he's bragging about that?

He's also had failed marriages. Now that doesn't distinguish him that much from a lot of U.S. citizens, but it isn't something that most people brag about. People who have been through these kind of things usually are humble about such things. For these reasons and probably many other reasons that I don't even know about, Trump has reason to not be boastful, and I think most people know that. The fact that he is over the top with his braggadocio is not consistent with core beliefs of most of the people that I know and have known.