After listening to the GOP debate tonight, I have a brief thought on each candidate:
Herman Cain - He's saying many words in order to sound like he knows what he's talking about, but he said nothing of substance at the debate. His only answer about whether to abolish a program or department is to see what the experts say about whether it has already worked. Well I say that if he wants to become a lawmaker, he should know how a lot of these programs have worked out in the past and he should have an opinion as to what policy to adopt.
Newt Gingrich - He might be the actor of the century. He pretends that the USA PATRIOT Act is Constitutional and he has been trying to convince people (with some success) that he's a fiscal conservative. Hopefully voters don't forget about his dreadful spending record in the 90s.
Mitt Romney - I don't have anything to say. He was wrong on substantive issues but he continues to be a smooth talker.
John Huntsman - Continues to come across as a moderate populist, and he has good points about focusing on our economy rather than foreign governments. He has been silent on the Federal Reserve and pretends that our economy will recover as long as we have his can-do attitude - very little substance on the economic policy front from him.
Rick Santorum - said "... Africa was a country on the brink" (emphasis added). Will remain at 2% in the GOP primary polls.
Rick Perry - said absolutely nothing and can't form complete sentences. He's a new George Bush.
Ron Paul - Get out of the wars, end the foreign aid, stop using force to steal from Americans to give aid to wealthy leaders in poor countries. Stop bankrupting the people. The establishment infighting is not about cutting spending -it's about reducing the CBO baseline budgeting several years down the road, which even if significant, doe not in anyway bind future Congresses nor does it help balance the budget. Cut Spending NOW!
Michelle Bachmann - was not as dolled up as she was at the CBS foreign policy debate last week.
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