Carly Rising & Hillary Sinking


GOP Debate Round 2

I attended a debate party Sept. 16 in Torrance. The GOP field has great depth, and several good choices. Just as in other races, it is not to the swift. Trump, & more recently Carson, have taken early prominence, but I think we we've now begun to see them fade. Trump took a beating. Strong performances by most others, but I think one star that continues to rise (as I anticipated in earlier blog posts as more get to know her) is Carly Fiorina.

After graduating to the first tier debate group, following a commanding performance in the last 2nd tier debate, Fiorina held her own in the clash of the CEO titans with Trump. And she passionately and smartly articulated some timely wisdom. She repeated the need for stronger leadership to buck the status quo & logjams of decades. I liked the show of strength she would counter Putin with, and the Ayatollah -- actions speak louder than words, especially to them. And I liked her imagery of lady liberty and lady justice, with the symbols of the torch, scales & sword. Also, her stance on drugs & the economy, and a very passioned statement that the Planned Parenthood videos speak to the character of our nation.


Rubio had a strong night, and also spoke strongly about Putin, immigration, climate change regulations & the Left undermining institutions like the family that uphold the values that would keep our society civil. Cruz spoke strongly about Iran, Planned Parenthood, & immigration control. Walker was consistently strong without the flash -- right to work, defense, taxes, etc. Carson & Paul want a flat tax. Bush stood on his pro life record, and defended well other attacks on him. Huckabee seemed to keep stepping back from the fray and looking for the bigger picture & moral issues -- the "criminalization of Christianity," judicial tyranny, etc. Kasich had some strong moments about his record, as did Christie. And all got their licks in against Trump, who ate some crow, but still made some good points -- he just doesn't have a good, proven, conservative leadership record, and has more bluster than substance. Carson had good points on a guestworker program, etc., but seemed to stumble in some other areas -- debates may not be his forte. All showed a lighter side.
I caught part of the tier 2 debate.  I noted that sanctimonious Santorum said they need to avoid personal attacks against other candidates.  Like those he leveled at Romney in 2012?  Santorum is turning out to be a real loser this cycle, and as Medved said, it’s probably time for him to follow Perry.

The Dems


I’ll leave it to the cartoons to tell the story.

Hillary & Joe



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