Donald Trump as trojan horse

It's not an idle thought that Trump may be acting as a spoiler in the Republican effort to regain the presidency in 2012.  He certainly has been a Democratic supporter in the past and everything about him has screamed "left of center" when he puts his money on the line.  The Washington Post has the goods -- finally.

Billionaire Donald J. Trump, an early presidential favorite among tea party activists, has a highly unusual history of political contributions for a prospective Republican candidate: He has given most of his money to the other side -- most recently $50,000 to Rahm Emanuel in his Chicago run for mayor.  Other include Harry Reid and Ed Rendell, according to the Post.

The real estate mogul and “Celebrity Apprentice” host has made more than $1.3 million in donations over the years to candidates nationwide, with 54 percent of the money going to Democrats, according to a Washington Post analysis of state and federal disclosure records.

The Post calls those who have received significant financial backing from Trump "what looks like a Republican enemies list."

The Democratic recipients of Trump’s donations make up what looks like a Republican enemies list, including former senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.), Rep. Charles B. Rangel (N.Y.), Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) and the late liberal lion Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.).

The biggest recipient of all has been the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee of New York, which has taken in more than $125,000 from Trump and his companies. Overall, Trump has given nearly $600,000 to New York state campaigns, with more than two-thirds going to Democrats.

"No comment" is pretty much all the Post gets from Trump and his representatives.  Except for this reminder:  there are aren't many Republican choices in New York.

“Everyone’s Democratic,” he told Fox News in an interview about his potential candidacy. “So what am I going to do — contribute to Republicans? One thing: I’m not stupid. Am I going to contribute to Republicans for my whole life when they get heat when they run against some Democrat and the most they can get is 1 percent of the vote?”

At this rate, there's the odd possibility that Trump the Clown -- or Trump the Secret Leftist Agent --  will reduce Republicans to 1% in 2012. For that, The Donald could be forgiven for a lot of idiocy, past, present and future.  Meanwhile, he's just another Republican weirdo.   Snore...