It’s over – but not before Cooper invited any Republicans to show up at the Dem debate tomorrow! That would be something to see.
Overall, it seemed that Romney got the edge on policy (at least his positions now), while McCain proved that he has better character. Romney got in a few references to his record, but he needs to get in more. The way I see it, they’re both saying that they would do essentially the same thing, so you need to look at who has actually done it. That is Romney’s strength, with a good record as an actual executive. Romney didn’t do anything extraordinary enough to knock McCain off his momentum or path to the nomination.
Ron Paul, although irrelevant by now, said things that made the most sense as usual. Speaking of records, he has the strongest one, having never voted for a tax increase. He also has the best ideas – eliminate the IRS, back our currency, and use our troops where they are needed – here at home. Tonight he didn’t get a chance to elaborate on any of them, because everyone writes him off as loony. As much as those of us who think he makes a lot of sense might like to think otherwise, he is fairly irrelevant by now, so I can see why he didn’t get much time.
Same deal for Huckabee, although he really doesn’t make any sense, at least not in the Republican party. His big-government, liberal economic ides belong in the Democratic Party. Fortunately he is almost as irrelevant as Ron Paul by now, and didn’t get too much time either.
Spin away in the comments.
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