Virtually every media outlet has declared Mitt Romney the winner of tonight's NH debate at St. Anselm College. The reports are that Romney remained unscathed by any attacks from his opponents. Political pundits report that Romney is the strongest GOP candidate. Really?!
Romney v. Stephanopoulos
- Romney referred to Ron Paul for instruction as to what the U.S. Constitution says about state's rights.
- Romney replied "I don't know whether the State has the right to ban contraception," to a question from George Stephanopoulos about this issue and the right to privacy provided in the Constitution. He then asked George, "Has the Supreme Court decided that States don't have the right to provide contraception?" George replied, "Yes, 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut."
- Romney would not answer the question directly whether he thought Griswold v. Connecticut should be overturned. Instead, he stated that Roe v. Wade should be overturned. Nobody was asking about Roe v. Wade.
Clips for the NH debate can be seen here, including the interaction described above.
Romney evaded direct responses all night long. The only thing he gave a "straight" answer to was his belief that there be a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as a "one man and one woman" union.
Toward the end of the evening he deflected yet another question and instead went on a tirade about the "soul of America" and his love for the country.
Huntsman is the only candidate that stood up to Romney and called him out on his proposed policies when dealing with China. Romney chose to take a position on a topic where his opponent, Huntsman, clearly knows more than he. Romney should pick his battles more carefully. Huntsman stated that Romney would start a trade war with China if his policies were to be implemented.
If you want a President that doesn't know the answers, that will defer to his opponents (that would be Democrats in this case) for the answers, will fight with an opponent on an issue where the opponent is 100 times more qualified, and will keep America in a steady holding pattern because he doesn't even know which direction to go, then vote for Mitt Romney.
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Comments: 24
The surprising thing was that Huntsman speaks Chinese.
Huntsman was the U.S. Ambassador to China, appointed by Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2011.
He's also the ONLY GOP candidate that has refused to sign Norquists ridiculous pledge. So, if he wins, he cannot be bullied by Norquist or the Tea Party stooges.
I'll buy the Huntsman part!
They have also declared him the nominee, for what it's worth.
The largest post-WWII expansions of government and debt happened under St.Reagan and Bush 43. Something else we can thank the Teapublicans for.
No better way to describe either of these 2 crooks!
This years GOP debates are like Jerry Springer without wrestling. I think a little wrestling or mixed martial arts would improve things. In "Million Dollar Legs" W. C. Fields played the dictator of Klopstockia. Anyone could challenge the dictator for the office by an indian wrestling match. Fields' character was a master of the sport. Nobody could beat him. He also liked to pick up people who annoyed him and throw them out the window. Seems to me that the GOP hopefuls are training to lead Klopstockia. I think Fields, even in his present state of decomp, could handle any of them with one hand tied behind his back. Come to think of it, that's the way indian wrestling works. :)
Perry was really going for some media attention when he said Saturday that he would send troops back into Iraq and then Sunday said he was "proud" to call Obama a Socialist.
I don't think Rick Perry even knows what socialism is!
Throwing his wealth around isn't going to win him any votes from the middle class. He's already been described as an elitist.
When rich, elitists get in office, they do nothing but pander to their rich elitist friends (aka Wallstreet) -- much like George W. Bush.