Posted on 10/09/2007 11:58:39 AM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, Michigan 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread
CNBC/MSNBC/The Wall Street Journal are jointly sponsoring the first Republican Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign focusing on economic issues. It will be held on October 9 in Dearborn, Michigan at the University of Michigan-Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Broadcast is live on CNBC at 4 PM ET (1 PM PT) and re-broadcast on MSNBC at 9 PM ET (6 PM PT). CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and MSNBC's Chris Matthews will host the debate.
Candidates participating:
That’s kicking the can down the road. It won’t work for long and just makes the solution that much harder. The problem is that no candidate can talk frankly about the subject because the Dems and AARP will demigog and frighten voters. The Dem solution is to raise/remove the earning cap despite the fact that the cap goes up every year.
Asking Jules to sing...we know he likes to dance and play dress up.
Would Hillary be asked the same? How about Huessein?
That's nothing new -- Romney was big on fighting the global warming "problem" as governor.
Now RUSH would get my vote, hands down.
He has a thing for that horses a$$.
In years past, I have stood and cheered for Ron Paul when he's made some perfect points on the floor of the House. He's the house version of Senator Byrd and should just stay there and do his thing until he's too old and shaky to crawl in. He's just not consistent. Why does he hook up with the likes of these people, the only candidate to sign their pledge, represented by leftie groups like:
Liberty Coalition Partners include [snip]:
Muslim Public Affairs Council
MoveOn.org Political Action
People for the American Way
National Iranian American Council
VelvetRevolution.us
Democrats.com
Common Cause
Amnesty International
http://www.libertycoalition.net/
AFA will also offer a Presidential Pledge to all 2008 hopefuls. By signing the pledge, candidates commit themselves to implement the ten point plan if elected. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) attended the kick-off event and became the first candidate to sign the American Freedom Agenda Pledge.
http://www.libertycoalition.net/conservatives-launch-effort-to-rollback-presidential-abuse-of-power
It’s taken Fred a few minutes to relax, he’s doing much better now.
Yes.
I was listening to radio highlights while napping..I have the TV on now - what did I miss?
He’s still better than Rudy or Mitt on that, although I do not like his nanny statism either.
it’s scorch & burn politics. Ron Paul is a colossus of Constitutional principle yet has been tarred and feathered here...all for a principled foreign policy disagreement.
Yup.
Anyone who thinks unions, especially public service unions, are good for America needs to take a visit to upstate New York.
Some people's head's would explode if they actually had to form a consistent and coherent political philosophy that recognizes a level of intelligent debate regarding certain issues on which conservatives and libertarians can disagree. It's much easier for them to grasp this: pro war=conservative / anti-war=liberal
You have my expressed, written permission.
Brownback joking about his mom—that’s pretty funny. ;-)
I think he is doing quite well. I liked his answer about Islamofascists trying to take down Western Civilization and the U.S.
Message for President Mitt: Your lawyer called to tell you whether you can bomb Iran nuke plant or not.
When the blogs get hold of this soundbite, Mitt will be the one hit out of the park.
Duncan wasn’t pandering to unions, Duncan was saying the Republican Party should go after “Reagan Democrats”.
He’s right!
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