I remember him on SNL (pretty unfunny show) but his bit as 'Teve Torbes' was pretty funny.

Has a few decent ideas, but most are ignorant of the fact that not every policy decision should be made with the interest of big business in mind. There are actually lives to consider when making monumental policy decisions at the federal level- the bottom line is not the only consideration.

Forget it. He is yesterday's bad news.

Good ideas on tax reform.

This guy is incapable of blinking. He's a robot! Run for your lives!

HAS no idea what he's talking about!

VERY biased opinions like the other day on Fox when he implied that Global Warming was not even happening b/c it is just a theory. Even evolution is only a theory, even though all scientists know it occurs. All his opinions seem to have the strange affect of Being Best for His Businesses.

I admit, I don't know this man very much. But I do know that he supports a flat tax which I would be totally comfortble with. Why should the most productive people in society foot the highest share of taxes? The top 5% pay more than half of all taxes. I don't care much about his personality or his speaking skills, I just like some of his ideas. Unlike most politicians, Forbes will stand for what he thinks is right, not what he thinks will win popularity contests. Forbes did poorly in the elections, mainty because he was under constant attack from the liberal media.

completely useless. nice way to spend daddy's money.

Steve Forbes had a few good ideas, like the flat tax which is a more equitable tax system. The problem is that he doesn't connect at a personal level to the people. No matter how hard he could try, there will always be the perception that he's a bit of an eltist.

Here's another one totally unequiped to serve even as Congressman, yet has the temerity to run for the highest office in the land. Just another self-impressed member of the country club set who was made by his greedhead of a father. If you took this guy's $$$$ away from him, he'd only be suited to be a bartender at some joint that caters to snooty, rich, old farts. His championing of a flat tax tells you exactly where he's at, namely, shifting the tax burden onto the shoulders of what remains of the middle class, and the poor, and taking the fatcats, who all certainly can afford to pay much higher taxes, off the hook. He's the type who often jokes, "Only peasants pay taxes." What was paticularly unnerving about this guy was that leering idiotic grin and the fact that he never blinked his eyes: this would lead one to think that he has a tumor lurking somewhere in that mushy tissue he refers to as his brain.

I think on balance ,he is right about taxes they are killing the people at all levels of income.

Great intellect. He would be an asset in the cabinet. Very nice man. gjfm

Good Guy.

I personaly prefer a nat'l sales tax, but he is still a tried-and-true economics and business genius.

The only GOP presidential candidate with less personality than Gary Bauer.

Mr. Forbes 1 (referring to himself, and himself only) thought that a flat tax across the board would be beneficial to Americans of all stripes. Frankly, I have a hard time convincing myself that a man who was surrounded by wealth, status and privilege his entire life could even BEGIN to relate to the average Joe Schlub who either: works 1 or more jobs to maintain a decent standard of living (and everyone has varying concepts of what a "decent" standard of living is), is unemployed due to physical/emotional disabilities/hardships, is unemployed due to corporate and small-business downsizing, or is "over-qualified" for a job/career that (s)he desires. His paean that everyone working would contribute the same percent of earnings is disingenuous and vague at best. The Forbes 400 magazines only serve to highlight a standard of living that has been indoctrinated into the citizens of this nation: simply, rich is better, and if you're poor, well, too bad. This nation of ours is no level playing field. Certain people have positions of wealth and power that have been attained in several ways: inheritance from families from pre-Taft-Hartley days (Vanderbilts, Mellons, Morgans, Goulds, Stanfords, Roosevelts, Rockefellers, etc.), unscrupulous business dealings and intimidation of others to capitalize on peoples' fears and insecurities (Kennedys, the Mafia, Hearsts, Gettys, Gates's, etc.), government handouts and buyouts for big business---also known as corporate welfare (Bushes in oil, Turner in media enterprises, etc.), as well as the "little people" we elect to positions in government and law (who, eventually, become "big people" and forget their roots---people such as Tom Foley. Dan Rostenkowski. Richard Nixon. Spiro Agnew. Bill Clinton (from time to time). Bill Paxon. Newt Gingrich. Trent Lott. Carol Moseley-Braun. Pete Wilson. Tony Coelho. Connie Mack III. Dick Morris. Bernie Nussbaum. Colin Powell. Robert Torricelli. Bill Richardson. Bob Barr. Ron Brown. Jesse Jackson. Chuck Robb. Rudy Giuliani. The list seems endless. We are NOT a classless nation. Malcolm "Steve" Forbes underscores this. Forbes, like most rich, well-to-do, have scanty knowledge of what "noblesse oblige" represents. The wealthy of this nation should turn over their profits to others for a time so that there may be a true sharing of the wealth, as Huey Long, the well-meaning demagogue from Louisiana, so eloquently argued. Then the U.S. will become a level playing field for all people, and not just white, wealthy sorts like Forbes.

RICH but a great bussinessman BJL

Keep the day job Steve.

Wrong tax plan,,,, cost ya ,,,,Sales Tax , no irs

i like this guy because he's a business man not a politician. however this country can't seem to handle that thought so he will never become president. when people realize we need a business man to run this country like a business so we can start taking control of our nation's finances, it'll be too late because the politicians will have sold us to the japanese. siunara!

Hypocrite above all others

A good man with good ideas, but with no crisma.

Inherited everything he has, and I'll just bet that it's beyond his comprehension that daddy's money won't buy a presidency. Don't worry about him though, I'm sure he can buy anything else.

America's number one dweeb. With money.

FLAT TAX!!! - Nothing else to say.

Too much money, too few ideas

A good busisness man -- a good leader!

Forbes is a wealthy man and I'm not sure he is Presidential material. I wish he would give the money he is spending on this cam- paign and give it to worthy charitable or- ganizations.

Steve Forbes is a great guy, with a plethora of good ideas. I love the flat tax as well as privitization of Social Security

Mr. Forbes would make an excellent President, unfortunately he does not make a great candidate. He serious demeanor and stale appearance mask his great ideas and planning talent. Maybe we can get Morris to run his campaign...

A breath of fresh air, new ideas, and clear principles: school choice and tax simplification are at the top of his program. These are the best ways to provide greater opportunity for ALL Americans and a great alternative from the failed big gov't programs of the last 50 years.