Huckabee mentioned LOST and loss of sovereignty somewhat mildly in the debate but really went after it with Colmes in the post debate interview. I want to hear those same words from some of the other candidates.
The same goes for Global Warming. So far, I haven’t heard anybody come out strongly against that and am disappointed with those who will go-along with regulating greenhouse gases because it’s popular. It will destroy our economy, IMO.
I Tivo'd the debate, so I haven't seen it yet (I did read along with the live thread and of course had to jump in here to see what everyone thought). I wish I had thought to Tivo the after-debate interviews, too. I agree that I would like all the candidates to talk about sovreignty. I do think federalism is one of the best bulwarks against loss of sovreignty (since power concentrated in 50 state capitals can't be sold off by one guy in DC). But it's a vital enough issue that it would be good to hear it directly and frequently addressed.
The same goes for Global Warming. So far, I haven’t heard anybody come out strongly against that and am disappointed with those who will go-along with regulating greenhouse gases because it’s popular. It will destroy our economy, IMO.
Agreed, absolutely. I did like one of Thompson's commentaries that pointed out the "global warming" on Mars, but for the most part the issue seems to have just dropped off the map. The only think I could find in the actual senate record was this: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00205 -- since it was a 95-0 vote, I don't think it tells us very much. Thompson was a co-sponsor, while McCain was not...but there were 67 co-sponsors, and everyone voted for it except for Bryan, Feinstein, Grams, Harkin and Reid. So, a non-controversial bill doesn't really address much one way or the other about a candidate's willingness to take a strong stand on the issue.
Romney apparently spent the first part of his term pursuing a greenhouse gas pact with 9 other eastern governors, before backing out at the 11th hour in late 2005. I'm sure you always enjoy a mention of your pal Arnold :):
All this is being translated into political action - often led by major Republicans. This month, Massachusetts has adopted aggressive measures to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, making Mitt Romney the third Republican governor of an important state (after George Pataki of New York and Arnold Schwarzenegger of California) to depart from the White House line. The states responsible for most of the US emissions - mainly in the Midwest and South - remain unmoved, but a dozen others have now either adopted such measures or promised to do so, creating a political momentum that is already affecting national politics.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200405170020
I haven't checked the records of Giuliani, Hunter or Tancredo yet -- I know I shouldn't assume, but I'm guessing that Giuliani was for government solutions to global warming, and am almost certain that Hunter and Tancredo are opposed.
I'm not sure why this hasn't been covered in the debates, with all the hoopla over the Goreacle...??