Another Debate, Another Panderfest....

I caught the second half of the Democratic debate in Las Vegas, and there were a couple things I noticed. Some were no surprise, a few were new wrinkes.

Uh, what was i going to ask??
The questions came from the attendees, but most of them kept getting stuck in the middle of the question. Next time , write down your questions, and give the candidates time to answer them.



Wolf, Stop Cutting Them Off.
I'm not sure how long the candidates got, but it seemed like less than a minute. The audience was aloud to cheer, so the candidates hardly had any time to fully answer the questions with any detail. Give em 90 seconds, or don't allow cheering.



Iraq Is to Blame for Everything.
Barack Obama was asked how to fix Social Security. His first comment ? Get out of Iraq. None of them even mentioned fixing the poor return on investment - a major cause. Illegal immigration? Iraq is to blame. C'mon folks, let's focus on the real problems here.



Pander Watch II.
An Arab-American asked why he gets checked at airports so much. Duh... But all the candidates blamed America, not "hey buddy, shit is gonna happen". A Mexican guy aksed about immigration, and Chris Dodd panders by speaking Spanish to him. Beautiful .... A little less time kissing butt, and more time defending what is right.


We're 60 days away from our primaries, and we still haven't gotten down to talking in detail about the issues, and being truthful about why we do things.

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