Friday, December 16, 2011

Last Debate Before the Iowa Caucuses (Analysis)

So, the millionth GOP debate was last night. I haven't been watching them, but I decided to watch this one. My thoughts:
  1. Huntsman pledged not to sign any pledges. Think about that for a second...Also he seemed kind of snarky/arrogant all night long. He also kept saying that he wouldn't "pander" either.
  2. Ron Paul laid out his position that we shouldn't be concerned about Iran and nuclear weapons. You know the movies where aliens land and one guy goes out to "reason" with them and gets promptly blasted with an alien ray-gun? Yeah, that's Ron Paul.
  3. Bachmann wears too much makeup (poorly) for me to take her seriously. She also has zero accomplishments.
  4. Santourm Every time he talks, I fall asleep. Oh, and the last time he ran for anything, he lost his home state of PA by double-digits. Doesn't sound too "electable" to me...
  5. Perry. He lost me when he said he wanted to be the "Tim Tebow" of this campaign. He just never really seems serious, and his idea that Congress should work less is silly.
  6. Gingrich talked about Jackson abolishing some Federal Courts in 1802 and said that's what he wants to do to the 9th Federal Circuit. Interesting history lesson, bro...The Courts may have some decisions that you disagree with at times, but they're really the least of our problems at this point.
  7. Romney. There's a saying in law school: For certain multiple choice questions, all of the answers seem kind of right and kind of wrong so you "Try to pick the answer that sucks the least". That's what Romney is for me. He's the guy that sucks the least so far.

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