The GOP Debate II
by Rich Galen, from the GOP Presidential Debate Columbia, S.C.: Shorthand: Giuliani helped himself. McCain performed well. Huckabee did well enough so that the big three is now the big three and a half. Giving Romney the kindest review, he came out where he started, but I suspect he may have hurt himself by appearing too pre-programmed in his answers. . . .* Throughout, Giuliani demonstrated he will stay on the issue of national security. When Ron Paul said that, in essence, it was the US presence in the Middle East which invited the September 11th attacks, Giuliani demanded that Paul take it back. He refused.
* John McCain appeared to have found a balance between looking tired and sounding over caffeinated as he did in the first debate. He got another laugh by repeating his line about a drunken sailor e-mailing him complaining that he was tired of being compared to Congress.
* Mike Huckabee -- who seemed to be in control of his material and his delivery -- topped McCain and got off the biggest applause line of the night by accusing Congress of "spending money like John Edwards in a beauty shop."
* I thought that Mitt Romney needed to knock a little polish off his performance: His answers continue to make him sound like Hermione Granger in Potions class at Hogwarts. . . . [Read More]
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Posted by Bill Smith at 10:13 AM - Post Link
1 Comments:
Romney does seem programmed. The worry is who's doing the program notes. Is it the left half or the right half of his experience talking.
Not sure Huckabee did as well as you suggest, but anyone who spoofs John Edwards is a friend...
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