Random thoughts on tonight’s Republican Debate (live-blogging):
The format of the debate, with Brian Williams and Tim Russert asking specific questions with little follow-up or interaction from the other candidates makes things a little stilted. [ETA: This got better as the night wore on.] I was surprised and glad to see Ron Paul on the stage [...]
I refuse to become as emotionally invested in the presidential race this time around, largely because none of the candidates speak to me as strongly as Kucinich did back in 2004 when he represented an admittedly longshot at legitimate change. Between him and Sharpton, there were issues put on the table that couldn’t easily be swept [...]
I really should have my own talk show. Radio or TV, I don’t care which!
I first mentioned the following possibility on December 10, 2003:
The real New Hampshire winner is a former New York mayor
Politically speaking, a Bush-Giuliani ticket would solve a lot of problems…Assume John Kerry and John Edwards make up the Democratic ticket, playing [...]
