Random Thoughts on the CNN-YouTube Debate

If you are like most people, you probably could care less that there was a Republican debate last night. I almost forgot until I started switching channels.

In a nutshell, here is what I thought.

Romney and Giuliani.... whoa. I have no idea why people think these two guys are the best chance of beating Hillary Clinton. Romney was defensive and almost incoherent at times. Giuliani has such a narrow focus when he talks. It's all about New York this, New York that. And he is pretty good at avoiding questions. Even leaving aside moral and religious issues for a moment, I just don't like either of them. They strike me as your typical flip-flop politicians who don't have a single conviction to stand on.

Ron Paul. Positively, he has convictions (which I don't necessarily agree with)...but he doesn't stand a chance of getting elected. And I wonder if he really understands the reality of the world we live in. He basically argued that the reason for 9/11 was that we are occupying Muslim lands (in Saudi Arabia). In other words, it's our fault, so let's just pull out.

Thompson and Hunter...well, no offense to my friend Marc, but I don't think either of these guys really have a chance. Thompson did fine for the debate, but he didn't really strike me as that exceptional, and I don't think the majority of voters even know who Hunter is...

That brings me to the two candidates who I think really stand out. McCain and Huckabee. I'm not a fan of McCain, but I have to say that he did a great job in the debate. But Huckabee...I thought he did great. I have to admit I'm a little biased, but to be honest, he seemed the most "Presidential" of the candidates. He was honest, straightforward, reasonable, affable, and funny. His comments about Jesus being too smart to run for politics and about sending Hillary to Mars were great.

Why can't Republicans wake up and see that they've got an amazing candidate sitting right in front of them? And he's Chuck Norris approved (they even got a shot of Chuck during the debate).

Anyway, those are my random thoughts from last night.