GOP Primary Megathread!

[grumbler]

I love Santorum  

You would.  He's practically a distillation of everything I hate about politicians. 

When it comes to politicians, all I know is that if you like 'em, I'll hate 'em (though not necessarily the reverse). 

[Sheilbh]

I don't know how to take that

They've all just slammed Romney.  I think he could be the weakest candidate on that stage.

Edit:  I still think Huntsman's, just quoted, description of Romney as a 'perfectly lubricated weather-vane' is possibly the best line of this campaign by some distance.

[Ideologue]

I love Santorum

Funny, you always struck me as clean.

[Sheilbh]

I find it sad that a debate of the party of Lincoln cheers the line 'South Carolina is at war with this Federal government'.

[grumbler]

I don't know how to take that

As long as you don't take it seriously, mystification is okay.  I love your posts, even when they exacerbate my irritation with extremist-lovers.  You think outside the box.

Edit:  I still think Huntsman's, just quoted, description of Romney as a 'perfectly lubricated weather-vane' is possibly the best line of this campaign by some distance.

Huntsman is good, but has crappy timing.  Maybe later.

[grumbler]

I find it sad that a debate of the party of Lincoln cheers the line 'South Carolina is at war with this Federal government'.

That isn't the party of Lincoln, and hasn't been for seventy years.

[Sheilbh]

Huntsman is good, but has crappy timing.  Maybe later.

I think he ran the wrong campaign.  He was trying to run John McCain's 2000 campaign, which I think was a mistake.  His first forays into the race were needless needling of conservatives on things like climate change and evolution. 

He should have run as a strong conservative (as a Governor he got a very strong rating by the Cato Institute and pro-life groups) with the McCain-ish 'country first' stuff that he developed towards the end of the campaign.  I think he could have been a credible, conservative alternative to Romney if he wanted.

[Sheilbh]

I think you have to admire Gingrich's dogged defence of child labour

Edit:  In all fairness he continues to do well.

[Sheilbh]

Oh joy!  Rick Perry got asked a question on something he's not been prepped for, in this case Turkey.

They're apparently being run by 'Islamic terrorists'.

[citizen k]

Paul just slammed Patriot Act,

[Habbaku]

Oh joy!  Rick Perry got asked a question on something he's not been prepped for, in this case Turkey.

They're apparently being run by 'Islamic terrorists'.

[Sheilbh]

That civil liberties section by Santorum and Paul was surprising and heartening.  So was the fact that Romney got booed over the issue.

[Habbaku]

I was rather surprised by Santorum's answer.  He gets a small boost from me because of that. 

I think Romney proved he had no idea what he was hypothetically signing.

[Sheilbh]

I was rather surprised by Santorum's answer.  He gets a small boost from me because of that. 

The combination of that answer and the felon voting answer makes me like Santorum far more.  It's easy to pander to a crowd that angry but I think he's taken two potentially unpopular stands.  Aside from Ron Paul he's been the boldest.  I hope it pays off with a tick up in SC, he certainly deserves it.

I also like his answer on poverty but that was expected.

On the other hand I think Newt is winning the debate in general.  This one's been good though.  It's got spark.

[Sheilbh]

Watching Mitt Romney talk about hunting is like watching the elderly talk about sex