This morning, Donald Trump tweeted, “Other than a small group of people who have suffered massive and embarrassing losses, the party is VERY united. Great love in the arena!”

Yesterday, the New York Times asked him, “What do you think people will take away from this convention? What are you hoping?”


Trump answered, “The fact that I’m very well liked.” Nothing about issues, nothing about ideas. Trump went on to say, “When you are in that hall and you see those people — like yesterday, my daughter called up. She said, ‘Dad, I’ve never seen it — it’s total love.’”

In my view, this kind of neediness is potentially dangerous in a president. Let him work out his issues on his own time — in Trump Tower, on reality TV, wherever. It is dangerous to put such a personality in the White House.

The other choice is Hillary. Which makes a terrible pick-your-poison situation. And as I see it, Gary Johnson would be disastrous (particularly where defense and foreign policy are concerned).

Maybe someone else could stand? To provide an option for the many who are yearning for a saner, more decent way?