from Jeff Jacoby, From beyond the fringe, it’s Donald Trump

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(referring to Donald Trump)

He has touted a single-payer health care system on the Canadian model. He hasadvocated a wealth tax on individuals and trusts with a net worth of at least $10 million. He has called for a 25 percent tariff on all Chinese exports. He has praised the Supreme Court’s notorious Kelo decision, which upheld the power of the state to condemn private homes through eminent domain, so it can turn the land over to influential developers — like Trump.

With such a government-enlarging, tax-raising, trade-restricting outlook, one might have expected Trump to be more comfortable as a champion of the Democratic Party. Sure enough, he has been a major backer of Democratic candidates, pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into Democratic campaigns over the years. In the 2006 election cycle, for example, Trump donated heavily to Democratic committees focused on regaining control of Congress — an effort that culminated with Harry Reid becoming Senate majority leader and Nancy Pelosi rising to speaker of the House.

Trump isn’t a conservative, he isn’t a Republican, and he isn’t a presidential candidate. He is a political punch line looking for a joke. All things considered, I prefer Rufus T. Firefly.

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