Donald Trump: Can he take the heat

Donald Trump: Can he take the heat

Growing up on the streets of New York City, a person solidifies a certain personality. New Yorkers are perceived as abrupt, confrontational, ill-mannered, egotistical and more. These traits may not work in the softer parts of the country but they are necessary tools if one is to live in the town that never sleeps. Donald Trump has merged many of these traits into a personality that allows him to be effectual in the functions he performs daily. No one survives for long amid the high-rises that defines Manhattan, without some semblance of a strong personality and the street smarts to accommodate it. Trump has taken heat for coaching candidates from the sidelines instead of sticking his neck out and joining the crew. His on again off against flirtation with the Executive Office has riled many, causing them to take one step back from his stance on the issues of the day. Donald Trump sees our culture imploding along with the economic disasters that are managed by the present occupant in the White House. Trump has many groupies but an equal number of detractors in his following. Accumulation of wealth may have been the driving force which brought him to the pinnacle of success that he has enjoyed for decades, but he has never lost sight of his origins. Now in his sixties, he is the emeritus billionaire who the politicians have come courting for support. Millions may shift their thinking once the Donald reveals his. This super magnate never backs down from controversy, just ask the slime who have tried to defame him over the years. Can Trump take the heat would be better stated, can his courtiers take the heat from him. Personally, I am glad he is stirring the political cauldron, who else has the flair and presence to make 2012 so interesting. God speed Mr. Trump, America could use someone like you behind the wheel. Mark Davis, MD author of Demons of Democracy, the book Obama would prefer you didn’t read. platomd@gmail.com