I thought Fred did as well as anyone, but wasn’t fabulous. He sounded reasonable and thoughtful, and didn’t pretend to have the ultimate solutions to all the hard problems, but he did acknowledge the difficulty of some of the issues, and the fact that the solutions will not be perfect, and that Government solutions are often the source of the problem.
Mitt came across well when he spoke on specific policies, but let people rattle him. I don’t know how he might perform with the dem sleeze machine hits him.
McCain was looking for the cutesy soundbite and never found it. He scares me now more than ever, especially after hugging Hillary.
Rudy sounded sensible, but much of what he DIDN’T say is where I am concerned.
Huck was pretty much the same. He avoided explaining some of his more liberal positions, so he didn’t lose points.
Ron lost points on the war and the monetary policy, and will need to do more to convince people that it matters. His concern about the problems with creating a welfare state was his best moment.
What a refreshing post. Objective, and lacking in the nasty that supporters of different candidates tend to show towards one another. You even gave Paul a fair shake, and didn’t default to the “yuk, yuk, he’s a nut” position.
I’ve been trying to keep a low profile both here and at other sites where political discussion takes place until the primaries are over. I’m keeping my powder dry for when it comes time to take on the democrat’s nominee. Huckabee is the only candidate who sorely tests me on that (my least favorite of the bunch, to say the least).
I agree with your assessment of Paul speaking about the Welfare State... (That will always win points in my book).
Still loving Fred Thompson though. He did well, IMHO.