"The Donald" makes it official. His Excellence has decided we need him to solve all our problems.

Just when we thought the 2016 presidential race might be missing the wacko clown factor that Sarah Palin and Michele Bachman provided in 2008 and 2012, The Donald has graciously agreed to step in and save us from policy wonks and boredom.


Making his announcement -- where else? -- at Trump Tower in New York City, with tv cameras rolling, Donald Trump arrived by riding down the escalator to the glitzy lobby of his own building behind wife #3 (another young, slender, glamorous blond like #1 and #2).

The symbolism of descending was unmistakable;  take your pick:    God descending from the Heavens to save the people or The Billionaire entrepreneurial genius descending from his penthouse to save the people.

The Donald looked over the crowd and exclaimed at the number of people gathered to cheer him.   Never mind the fact that the Extra Mile Casting agency leaked the fact that it had been hired to provide background actors to show up for the event wearing Trump T-shirts and carrying "hand-made" signs supplied by the Trump people to cheer on the candidate.

The latest entry to the crowded Republican field was his usual grandiose bundle of narcissism and bad hair.   His hour-long acceptance speech was a rambling mess of boasting about how rich he is, how powerful he is, and what a great president he will be.   Did you know that he has already mastered the art of standing up to China?    He beats them all the time in business deals.   Need someone to create jobs?   "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." 

The Republican primary just got a little more colorful and a lot nuttier.

Ralph