Donald Trump to "moderate" Republican debate

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Crazy, you say? Yes. No doubt.

I'm not sure Trump can moderate anything, because anything Trump is involved with is, by definition, about Trump, and it's hard to see how he doesn't completely dominate this event and overwhelm the candidates.

So what is it all about? As usual, Jon Huntsman proves to be the lone voice of sense in the GOP wilderness of madness:

The conservative news magazine Newsmax announced Friday that it would co-sponsor a Republican presidential debate moderated by media personality and real estate tycoon Donald Trump on Dec. 27th in Des Moines, Ia., but they may have trouble convincing candidates to show up.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is the first to send his regrets.

"We look forward to watching Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich suck up to Trump with a big bowl of popcorn," Huntsman spokesman Tim Miller told Yahoo News. 

It's not going to be pretty. But I suppose train wrecks like this do indeed have some morbid appeal.