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So those New Hampshire Debates...
Jan. 5th, 2008 07:52 pmMy Dad, my brother, and I stayed tuned into the debates for the entire Saturday night and boy was it fun talking at the television, cheering on the candidates that made good points, and pointing out flaws in the ones who messed up. The Democrat debate was by far the most interesting but since the Republican one started first I'll touch on a few major points. First, there was no clear winner but the one who came out best for me and was surprisingly well spoken was Giuliani. I thought he would come out swinging and fight dirty...and he didn't. Relatively. Romney looked a little battleworn and his spit and polish image is beginning to tarnish. I can see why the Iowans nominated Huckabee who actually held his own last night. His ideas are kind of wild but he spoke VERY well and chose his battles wisely. He also talked about change which is a VERY welcome topic. McCain should have just kept his mouth shut. The man can lie without blinking and was baiting Romney like crazy.
Nevertheless, the best debate of the night was saved for last. I DID like seeing the candidates from both sides greet each other on the stage before one side gave it up for the others. I was shocked to see McCain embrace Edwards but found out later the two had worked on a Patient's Bill of Rights so that makes sense. Giuliani and Hillary greeted each other civily and she seemed really happy to see Huckabee. Guess that's because he's from Bill's home state. It was nice to see Hillary so warm and friendly.
This meet and greet was a nice way to start out a debate that got heated fast. The firestorm started when Edwards let loose a string of "status quo" accusations on Hillary and got her to lose her temper. He even sided with Obama about being men of change and, unfortunately for Hillary, I think he made some excellent points. When she responded, she sounded just like the status quo with words about "hard work" and "35 years of change." Taking my dislike out of the equation, I cannot think of anything she's done that could be called change. She did work on a Health Car package that failed but everything else can be attributed to Bill. I think she needs to "remind" us of what she's done because some of us are scratching our heads at her supposed long resume. At any rate, Obama was the most inspiring about changing Washington DC and being a government that's accountable and the American people want to do things for the better. I DID agree with Hillary that some of their ideas were TOO idealistic and they need to come back to reality. They SAY they won't use special interest groups but it's more complicated than that AND what about government waste and congress' misappropriation of funds for pork barrel politics? No one's mentioning that except Obama. For that reason and his charisma, he's my favorite candidate over all. AND he's Democrat. Go figure :) Long as he keeps this up while holding the social issues like abortion out of the light, I can support him :)
Side note: Hillary was very cute when they asked her about what she would do about the "dislike" factor and she responded about her hurt feelings. Now if she could be more like that instead of those irritating smirks or those deathly stares when people are talking people would think she was genuine instead of a robot...as some voters in Iowa were quoted as saying about her.
Nevertheless, the best debate of the night was saved for last. I DID like seeing the candidates from both sides greet each other on the stage before one side gave it up for the others. I was shocked to see McCain embrace Edwards but found out later the two had worked on a Patient's Bill of Rights so that makes sense. Giuliani and Hillary greeted each other civily and she seemed really happy to see Huckabee. Guess that's because he's from Bill's home state. It was nice to see Hillary so warm and friendly.
This meet and greet was a nice way to start out a debate that got heated fast. The firestorm started when Edwards let loose a string of "status quo" accusations on Hillary and got her to lose her temper. He even sided with Obama about being men of change and, unfortunately for Hillary, I think he made some excellent points. When she responded, she sounded just like the status quo with words about "hard work" and "35 years of change." Taking my dislike out of the equation, I cannot think of anything she's done that could be called change. She did work on a Health Car package that failed but everything else can be attributed to Bill. I think she needs to "remind" us of what she's done because some of us are scratching our heads at her supposed long resume. At any rate, Obama was the most inspiring about changing Washington DC and being a government that's accountable and the American people want to do things for the better. I DID agree with Hillary that some of their ideas were TOO idealistic and they need to come back to reality. They SAY they won't use special interest groups but it's more complicated than that AND what about government waste and congress' misappropriation of funds for pork barrel politics? No one's mentioning that except Obama. For that reason and his charisma, he's my favorite candidate over all. AND he's Democrat. Go figure :) Long as he keeps this up while holding the social issues like abortion out of the light, I can support him :)
Side note: Hillary was very cute when they asked her about what she would do about the "dislike" factor and she responded about her hurt feelings. Now if she could be more like that instead of those irritating smirks or those deathly stares when people are talking people would think she was genuine instead of a robot...as some voters in Iowa were quoted as saying about her.
