Donald Trump not running for president even though he thinks he can win

There had been widespread skepticism about Trump's flirtation with a run grounded in the fact that he has closely guarded information about his finances in the past; Trump once sued one author that he said had low-balled an estimate of his net worth. Running for president would have meant that Trump would have needed to make significant financial disclosures to the Federal Election Commission.  Donald Trump ended his months-long public flirtation with a 2012 presidential run Monday, saying that he will not seek the Republican nomination -- even though he could have won the election.  Thats kind of arrogant and cocky, I like that he is not a politician, but he is kind of a flake.    "After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency," Trump said in a statement. "This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector."  Did he not put much thought in it before he announced that he was running earlier?   There had been widespread skepticism about Trump's flirtation with a run grounded in the fact that he has closely guarded information about his finances in the past; Trump once sued one author that he said had low-balled an estimate of his net worth. Running for president would have meant that Trump would have needed to make significant financial disclosures to the Federal Election Commission.

Trump polled relatively well in early surveys of the GOP field, though his strength appeared to be more of a reflection of his name-recognition - and the wide-open nature of the contest for the nomination - than his presidential prospects. (Recent polls have found that more than half of Americans say they would not vote for him.) He is the second high-profile candidate - along with Mike Huckabee - to announce in recent days that he is not running.   Does the republican party have any notables running next year?  I cant bear the thought of Newt Gingritch running.  What do you think?

What about Palin?

Is Palin a good answer, or would it be more of the same? She seems unlike the other&nbsp;politicians in the way she presents herself. &nbsp;I have a hard time believing&nbsp;&nbsp;that she doesn't take money from big business like oil, and mining. Who knows though, maybe that stuff could make the government money in return though. &nbsp;She seems like a moral&nbsp;candidate, but look at her family. &nbsp;Its worth some research.<img src="http://theblogbooster.com/pixel.gif" width="0" height="0" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; " alt="" />
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Is Obama good for us?  What makes him bad or good?  It used to be easy, either you were a democrat, or republican, thats it.  Now, you have to have so much money just to get anywhere, politicians have to make huge compromises.  The big business funds the campaigns.  Big banks were Obama's number one contributers.  Is this the first, or last time that has ever happened?  Who takes the most honest money, thats who you ask yourself.  I see less wrong with sliding a street construction company some contracts, or a wind farm some contracts than dealing with big banks, and bailouts.  What do we really know though?  We know what we are allowed to know.  Watch videos about these people, read books on them.  He who has the gold makes the rules.  That is the golden rule.