The Snoozer of a Debate in Florida

It is just my luck to sit through the entirety of a Republican debate for thwe first time in months and it winds up being more tedious than matching socks straight out the dryer. Big media types should not be the moderators of these debates. Viewers are not going to tune in because Brian Williams is asking the questions. They are tuning in to hear what the candidates have to say about the issues. Get some elder statesmen or academic types out there to run these things. Take questions from viwers more often, too, rather than the moderator pulling them out of thin air. Seriously…sugar subsidies/ Missions to Mars? Teri Schiavo? Is her case still big in florida or has the media lost touch with the state in the last seven years?

It is my blog, so I am going to pile on Mitt Romney. The guy reluctantly participated in the debate in the first place because of his drubbing in South Carolina. I assume he got the message with Newt Gingrich’s surge in the Palmetto State to be more aggressive himself. It did not work. Even when going after Newt Gggingrich on his ethics investigations and lobbying past, he still comes across as a boring wimp. Romney is the epitome of a Beta male. His money has allowed him to coast through life and it shows. The whole idea of self-deportation as an immigration policy is…wow. We are going to trust illegal immigrants to leave based on the honor system, I suppose. Romney did nothing tonight that proves he ought to be president. I would not be surprised if his numbers slipped, actually. He had best hope no one watched the debate. I imagine few did. They were the lucky ones.

Gingrich was far more subdued than in South Carolina. Dialing it down a few notches made him appear more presidential. Yet he still managed the occasional red meat. The Fidel Castro is going to hell deal was throwing a bone to the Cuban community. I hate to admit it, but Ron Paul has it right. We ought to lift the embargo on Cuiba and let american culture seep in. that is how to export freedom. Of course, paul is writing off the Cuban vote. Not that it was going to go for him, anyway. Rick Santorum drew the distinction that Cuba is an enemy 90 miles away, so that is why it is a not a diplomatic and trading partner like China. I have doubts, but okay. I do not want to get into it now. Back on subject, gingrich looks very presidential.

I will give props to Santorum. This was his best performance. Too little, too late, but it was his best performance. I do not have much to say about paul, either, although I did like his line about not daydreaming about being president like the other candidates do. He comes up with some gold nuggets from time to time. Too bad he is also hoarding the real deal in anticipation of the apocalypse. Otherwise, I was not all that amused.