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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - Posts
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Before the debate, I cobbled together a list of things to expect , all of which predicted that the candidates would be looking to draw contrasts three weeks before the caucus. Boy was I was wrong. The only fireworks were between Fred Thompson and the Read More...
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From a post-debate e-mail sent out by Fred Thompson's campaign: "I am not sure how these other candidates plan to defeat al-Qaeda when they can't even take on Carolyn Washburn. The format of this debate was more of a joke than a Mike Huckabee foreign Read More...
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Like inappropriate comments from your grandparents at Thanksgiving, you just know Mike Huckabee is going to bust out Hucakbeeisms at a debate. Some of our favorites from today's relatively mild discussion: On why preventative health care is best: "Kill Read More...
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Alan Keyes is all kinds of crazy. But his total lack of subtlety forces the other candidates to respond. “It’s important to be honest about who you are, not change your positions, like sadly Gov. Romney has done,” he said in response to a question on Read More...
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Quick response round-up. Question: Realistically, what can you accomplish in your first year as president? You have thirty seconds ... Giuliani: Make sure the country is secure against terrorists. End illegal immigration. Major tax reduction. Reduce size Read More...
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The moderator, Des Moines Register editor Carolyn Washburn, promised at the beginning not to be "a Grinch." But now everyone's talking over each other. They're refusing to answer yes or no to a question on climate change. "Can I have a minute to answer Read More...
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In response to a question about who spends more than they owe on taxes, Mitt Romney says: "I don’t stay awake at night worrying about the taxes rich people are paying. It's the middle class worries me." Fred Thompson follow up with The Right Response: Read More...
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First question: Are we facing a "tsunami of debt" that threatens our national security? Ambassador and Barack Obama roadkill Alan Keyes answers that we "require security" in order to keep "the blessings of liberty." We must "cut off the spigot that feeds" Read More...
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2 p.m. Des Moines Register debate. Johnston, Iowa. 22 days to the caucus. Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, and Thompson. Are you ready for some politics? Some Wednesday afternoon politics? Things to look for: Mike Huckabee attacked Read More...
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Some presidential candidates make stickers. Those are fun. Some make posters. I guess those work, too. But some—or rather, one—have giant freaking blimps flying around with their names on them. If you haven’t seen the Ron Paul blimp passing overhead lately, Read More...
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In November, John Edwards began airing a series of ads called “Heroes” that called average Americans the heroes of the country. He first ran the ad in Iowa and then adapted the spot for the New Hampshire market by swapping in less rural, more New England-ish Read More...
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