Just watched another Republican debate...
Brief comments on the participants follow:
Romney - Still the starched shirt and personality - all he needs to do is say that a 15% carried interest tax is wrong but he was simply following the rules put in place by others - he will not do that as he believes in his own brilliance and in his ability to be promoting his latest incarnation as the Mr. Business Conservative. His stage demeanor is controlled but uninspiring.
Gingrich - when he walked on stage at the beginning, William Howard Taft, known as Big Bill, came to mind - he wears a full cut suit. Entertaining himself or entertaining others, he has an agile if totally cynical mind - a legend in own mind. Callista was watching intently and he was for the most part he was well-behaved.
Santorum - Here there was worry that his head would explode at any moment. This self rightious candidate is really full of himself now. His intensity cannot be doubted but as a member of Congress he focused on abusive attacks on segments of the population that did not share his point of view, except when he was leading the pack on K Street contributions and earmarks. He is the only true fascist of the group.
Paul - when Ron Paul speaks, this viewer is all ears. His comments reflect a genuine point of view that is a combination of outrageous, eccentric, and honest insight, some of it unrealistic. The highlight of the debate was when he told Santorum, "I never thought of you at all when I was answering that question. You are just too sensitive".
King the moderator - always have viewed this man as superficial and uninformed, but after being pilloried by the fat man at the beginning, he handled himself relatively well and did not insert himself into the forum in any grandstanding way.
CNN - began the debate with a voice over that among other things said something about the debate being in the South, "the heart of the Republican Party and where people still have values". What a horse manure statement to the rest of the country, and one that ignores South Carolina's rather dismal history.
Romney - Still the starched shirt and personality - all he needs to do is say that a 15% carried interest tax is wrong but he was simply following the rules put in place by others - he will not do that as he believes in his own brilliance and in his ability to be promoting his latest incarnation as the Mr. Business Conservative. His stage demeanor is controlled but uninspiring.
Gingrich - when he walked on stage at the beginning, William Howard Taft, known as Big Bill, came to mind - he wears a full cut suit. Entertaining himself or entertaining others, he has an agile if totally cynical mind - a legend in own mind. Callista was watching intently and he was for the most part he was well-behaved.
Santorum - Here there was worry that his head would explode at any moment. This self rightious candidate is really full of himself now. His intensity cannot be doubted but as a member of Congress he focused on abusive attacks on segments of the population that did not share his point of view, except when he was leading the pack on K Street contributions and earmarks. He is the only true fascist of the group.
Paul - when Ron Paul speaks, this viewer is all ears. His comments reflect a genuine point of view that is a combination of outrageous, eccentric, and honest insight, some of it unrealistic. The highlight of the debate was when he told Santorum, "I never thought of you at all when I was answering that question. You are just too sensitive".
King the moderator - always have viewed this man as superficial and uninformed, but after being pilloried by the fat man at the beginning, he handled himself relatively well and did not insert himself into the forum in any grandstanding way.
CNN - began the debate with a voice over that among other things said something about the debate being in the South, "the heart of the Republican Party and where people still have values". What a horse manure statement to the rest of the country, and one that ignores South Carolina's rather dismal history.
posted by John Borden at 10:46 PM
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