CNN GOP debate

The Palmetto Freedom Forum was the best debate to date due only to its format.  But tonights CNN debate was quite good, very much unlike the last two that they butchered.

First, after having vetted all the other candidates I have chosen to support Newt Gingrich.  Since I started with the other candidates before ending up with Newt, my thoughts will not be tainted in favor of Newt, instead it will reflect why I chose to leave them for Newt.  And tonights debate has only strengthened my resolve for Newt & confirmed my reasons for leaving the other candidates.

My thoughts on the candidates are as follows:

Ron Paul -

Why is he not in jail, at least a straight-jacket?  First he states literally that Iran should have a Nuke and now he actually blames America for 9/11.  The auditorium exploded in Boo's while I was hoping more for a storming of the stage with torches and pitchforks.   Also, talk about a Jekyll & Hyde complex.  On Healthcare or Economics he is brilliant but then has a complete meltdown into insanity when speaking about Foreign Policy.  Said it before, will say it again, if you're in Israel or Taiwan or S. Korea... get out if Ron Paul gets elected.  This guy is a genocidal maniac.  But then again, by the time of the elections there probably won't be an Israel, Taiwan, or S. Korea thanks to Obama.

Rick Perry -

He is a modern day Pharisee & he is leading his flock over a cliff.  Mixed metaphors there but each stands on its own.  His halo took quite a ding tonight with the HPV & tuition for illegal aliens.  But what knocked it off, for me at least, was that he persisted in lying about it.  Lying that is was all for the good of the people.  Truthfully outing himself as a dangerous man who thinks if he's right about something, he will use the force of government to accomplish his benevolent goals.  He loves you man.  A Marxist in Pharisee's clothing he is.

Mitt Romney -

A polished look with polished talking points.  The guy literally sparkles.  Would make a good ornament on your Christmas tree but the Presidency is not for show, its a real job (contrary to what you see in DC at the moment Mitt with Obama).  True, he was very effective beating up on Perry but that says more about how weak Perry truly is and nothing about Romney.  He would not be able to out-debate Obama unfortunately.  As I've stated many times, whatever you think of Obama, he's not stupid just blinded by Marxist benevolence.  But Mitt sure is sparkley!

Jon Huntsman -

A RINO in DNC clothing.  Polished like a wax figure.  Would make a good Animatron at Disney.  Pull his string & get talking points galore with bonus material highlighting the State of Utah as sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.

Rick Santorum -

Nice guy.  Good values.  Probably a really good neighbor to have.  Probably would be a great President one day but not this time around.  He stated once he started out his career under the tutelage of Newt Gingrich.  Impressive but he still sounds like he needs to be tutelled a bit more.  Might even make a good VP but then again, Biden has probably made it look easier than it actually is.

Michelle Bachmann -

I hate the way GOP women are treated but since I pointed out how sparkley or waxen two of her competitors are, I guess I can comment on her hairspray & botox.  Both of which looked like they had been dialed back by 50% which was a good thing.  Last debate it was very hard to look at her, which made it hard to listen to her.  I'm only human peoples!

I was impressed by her tonight when she outed Perry, very impressive.  Not hard to do to a phoney but she brought up stuff that no one had even mentioned before.  Good job and commendable. Unfortunately, she still has a track record of Zero in all the fights she keeps touting she has started.  In the real world its not how you start but how you finish.  So far, no finish, hasn't won a fight yet.  Therefore, a bad argument for her.

Herman Cain -

Nothing new from him tonight.  Had a good zinger about knowing how government works- it doesn't.  Good laughs on that one.  But he really sounds like a broken record after a while.

IMHO he also uses a really bad argument to give himself credence and that is he was successful in Corporate America.  I have a huge dislike for Corporate America because of what it has become, very impersonal, emasculating, & justifying every decision by formula and not by common sense.  Corporatism has become a shadow of Socialism.  We don't need our Government to become more Socialist albeit on a different level.  Additionally, turning a Corporation around with "Yes" men is one thing, turing around a corrupt system bigger than any Corporation on the planet is another.

Another ding on Cain that has never been mentioned until tonight, he was a member of the Federal Reserve.  Cannot support him after that.  He is an insider when he says he is not.

Newt Gingrich -

The introduction by CNN said it all... The Big Thinker.  What they cannot bring themselves to say is that he is also The Big Do'er.  He not only can think but he can then put those thoughts into action.  Just remember 1994.  But tonight, like every night he's on stage, Newt answers with authority, wisdom, & a thoughtfulness that makes people think.

Stern magazine in Germany noted that Newt won the last debate if it went by an Applause-O-Meter and tonight was no different.  People recognize real knowledge.  People recognize genuine concern as well.  His answers reflect a concern for this Nation that the other candidates cannot portray through their talking points.  He is the only one that when he speaks is not asking for a vote but for action to save the Nation now.  That is the Newt Difference.

There is also a Newt Effect.  The effect that has made the other candidates step up their game & actually speak about issues from a Constitutional standpoint.  In other words, the students are trying to keep up with the Teacher.

I think that Newt should leave his students behind and go take on the headmaster of the opposition, Obama.  I've had so many tell me they would pay real money to watch that debate.  And that from those who don't know if Newt is electable!  Which leads to a discussion of personal feelings versus knowing whats best for the country... but thats for another day.  Do the current draconian election laws allow for Pay-per-View?

All the candidates, except for Huntsman & Perry (Paul is just a nut), have their good points.  But none have the experience, knowledge, or success of Newt Gingrich.

Tonight was a good debate but a Newt vs Obama would be the Christmas & Superbowl of debates!