…the Bleacherman has entered the stadium overdosed on political debates…
Like some political junkie I spent last night and very early this morning watching the two Republican Presidential debates and my first take away is that there was nothing Presidential about the debates. It was, at best, intelligent men regressing back to a sandbox mentality where name calling and lying was standard operating procedure.
I’m not sure who to blame more; the candidates or the moderators although I did find the Meet The Press version much more professional and more focused on issues than the ABC version. Maybe that is just the liberal nature of my being. Although the truth is that I have never been one who has put much value in the way these political debates are structured. They really are a platform for much rehearsed, much thought out talking points. There is no real back and forth; there really is no back on forth on the specifics of the issues. Lies and distortions go unchallenged.
My take on the candidates…
Santorum…seems to be enslaved to an absolutely ridiculous notion that by having a family solves all ills. Santorum believes that if everyone just gets married (a man and a woman type), have a child or two or three or four, have a dog and build a white (a very white) picket fence around your home all will be well in America unless of course the company that someone works for downsizes and forces a worker into an unemployment system that punishes the worker for non being a CEO.
Paul…knows only of the Gospel of Liberty and has no idea that there is a difference between liberty and freedom and when there is a conflict freedom must always prevail. An individual has the right not to be trampled over by the exercise of another individual’s liberty. The rest of his political montage is so over the top that it does not merit comment…especially from a Zionist like myself.
Romney…should not be embarrassed about his affiliation with Bain Capital. The question that needs to be asked: how does his knowledge of Venture Capital translate into managing the fiscal machinations of this country? There is no direct connection between venture capital and corporate raiding and building and controlling an economy… Cutting corporate taxes does not create jobs…as I have ranted over and over again taxes are only a distribution of profit, they are not a creator of either revenue, operational profit and jobs. Period. Will someone tell the truth?
Gingrich…a bright, witty, smart man who is just out of touch with reality. This man would best serve this country by putting him a room with a microphone and let him spend all day long dictating anything that comes into his mind. Somewhere in that spewed intellectual vomit is a thought that can be used as the genesis of something good for America.
Huntsman…the ONLY! real American running for the GOP nomination. He is too good to be a Republican. He is too honest to be a Republican. I am not a Republican (yeah..you’re shocked I’m sure) but if I was he would have my vote.
Perry…needs to go back to Texas and stay there.
Super Pacs…a reflection of the Supreme Court being an activist court and yielding to the power of money…not the power and rights of the people…but wait, six months from now all those Republicans crying over the Super Pacs will be defending them as they attack Obama.
…the Bleacherman has left the stadium wondering if democracy can survive Citizens United ruling…
