Had some buddies come over to watch the debate tonight. As always we took out our pens and pad, threw 2 cases of Fat Tire in the cooler and broke out the shot glasses. Tonight's drink word was "Reagan". 20 minutes in we had 20 shots, at the 30 minute mark we all had knocked down 35 shots. The final came at the 47th minute for a total of 36 shots each. Yes, I'm a little buzzed right now.
Is it me or does Carl Cameron look like the Santa's main elf from Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer? Cameron personifies a uncleaned rectal thermometer with teeth. I digress
So Carl asks Huck, Rudy, and McCain about the Reagan coalition (the drinking begins). Then Carl pulls a 180 and addresses Paul about 9/11 conspiracy theories...amazing, but Paul didn't fall for it. He put ol Carl in his place quickly and redirected his response to the Reagan coalition like the other candidates.
Of all these guys Paul does appear closest to the core of the old GOP, my GOP. When Hume asked about the recent speed boat incidents he addressed Huckabee first. Huck responded with giving the commanders the choice to fire first, then went on to speak of the "Gates of Hell"..what a surprise there. Then Thompson, who agreed with Huck but had to add aiding "them" to meet their Virgins. Then Rudy who blah blahed about the NIE, then tried to corellate speed boats with nuclear weapons programs. Ya Rudy, their navy is made of speed boats, one could only imagine the sophistication of their missle guidance systems.
Hume then went to Paul without restating the question. I found Paul's response to the other candidates comments spot on target. Of course, Hume who could not resist his FAUX moment laughed at Paul, then re-stated the question as they panned onto Romney and McCain reactions as the audience chuckled. Paul was pissed for the disrespect and murmered "making fun of me", I felt bad for the guy.
I certainly understood and I think the educated American viewing audience understood what Paul was saying. I thought his illustration that a couple of speed boats is no match for one of our destroyers and more importantly not a reason for so much chicken-hawking. Paul knew he was being mocked by Hume and knows Faux has a bead on him for not aligning with neo-con party line politics.
Romney could not resist being the Ivy league spoiled turd that he is to take his stab telling Paul that he listens to too many Ahmanididijad's press conferences. The audience responded appropriately with boos and hisses. I think Romney lost his few stature points with that comment. Good Job Mitt your really bringing the sheep into the flock.
I'll bet Mitt chickened out of every school yard fight as a kid and ran to the principal's office screaming. Mitt started out pety with a beotch crack a McCain so it was no surprise...he's done.
I also thought Paul's responses to the Palestinian issue and our over-involvement, big-brothering was on the money. He mentioned how our past relationships with Saddam and Bin Laden had come back to bite us. He also mentioned that we could get the same results with trade policies. McCain then fired a servo at Paul that he doesn't want to trade with Al Queda they only have Burkas and One-way tickets...way to embrace the American/World Muslims community John..good job.
Paul was talking about Muslim nations not terrorist groups, but I guess to McCain they are all the same. McCain's last shot at Paul was to infer that Paul's power through trade policy was somehow condemning our soldiers???
Just when I was thinking how Huckabee was making a fair showing tonight outside of the "Gates of Hell" comment, he went after Paul over Israel (florida is around the corner).
Paul stopped Huck cold in his tracks when he mentioned the 3-1 financial /military aid to the arab countries that surround Israel.
One last thing, Mitt's response to Musharoff/Pakistan was hilarious. International politics is like a 3 dimesional chess game...wow...how insightful. Then he went on to say we have to get the Pakistani's to shut down the madrassas and change Islam. Good luck with that Mitt, I guess converting others religious beliefs is second nature for you...shocking!
I thought McCain's response to the Reagan Coalition question was his shining moment. He was candid, honest, and objective like the John McCain of old.
I drank too much, damn I type too much, I'm going to stop now.
O.K. I'm done.
Drinking words at the next Dem Debate "FDR" and "Kennedy"
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