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The Attraction of Ron Paul to the Mediocre Among Us
I put a little “teaser” up on Facebook the other day that I was going to write this piece, and as is nearly always the case when Ron Paul is spoken of in some sort of negative context, the wheels fell off the bus for his adoring fans. It is unfortunate that Ron Paul ...read this post
The GOP Debate Circuit comes to CNBC
I have been excited about this particular GOP debate for some time, knowing that it was the only one CNBC was going to host and knowing that MSNBC and CNN were not hosting it. The various moderators and panelists are also people I spend every day of my life with, as CNBC serves as ...read this post
Random Musings on the Latest Debate
- This idea that Perry starts off strong and then weakens throughout the debate is just not true. He started off weak last night (from the very first question, and just got worse from there)
- “I don’t try to define who’s rich and who isn’t; I want everyone to be rich” – fantastic answer from ...read this post
Rick Perry’s Three Problems
Tonight’s debate was fascinating and not just because we got the clearest answer yet from Ron Paul on how much he sympathizes with Al Qaida. Essentially, Rick Perry’s front-runner status was on full display as single-digit pollers like Rick Santorum and Michelle Bachmann went aggressively after him, as did his primary rival, Mitt Romney. ...read this post
The Race to Beat Obama comes to Iowa
If the debate review feels rushed tonight it’s because it is … But I thought a few comments were in order:
- The biggest losers of the debate tonight were the panelists. Chris Wallace should be ashamed of himself, and I have pretty thick skin. But Newt Gingrich utterly humiliated him, and frankly, ...read this post
