I Thought Iraq had adopted a Federalist Constitution and that is what is being worked upon at present
That is the right direction
Prior to the passage of McCain-Feingold, Mitt Romney supported not only the same measures, but even more egregious ones. What a hypocrite!
Damn I missed this! I was looking all over for it but made the mistake of thinking it was on ABC or NBC. I was looking forward to hearing Duncan Hunter.
DUNCAN HUNTER
“You know, right now, right now, Iran is moving equipment into Iraq that is being used to kill Americans. Iran has crossed the line, and the United States has absolute license at this point to take whatever actions are necessary to stop those deadly instruments from being moved across the line, being used in explosives, roadside bombs, inside Iraq.”
HELLLL YEAH!
Unfortunately, I couldn’t watch the debates, so am just reading what I can. On this list of statements, I wasn’t impressed with Ron Paul’s. I’m all for individual privacy, but don’t think that’s in danger nor is it the most important issue of the day.
Generous of Romney, given Mormon history, but... do we really celebrate different religions and different faiths?
Only a liberal (or one without faith, or deluded -- return to "liberal") would honestly say that. We disagree! We just don't go about (any more) killing each other in the name of salvation.
My employer was once owned by Mormons, I have Mormon co-workers, and the best state rep I've known was Mormon (and next election cycle I intend to see him re-elected). Good people all. Even if I do not agree with Mormonism.
Huh.. Rudy.. we're a republic......
Romney’s quote on running policies through polling.
Nice review.
Pat answers.
Wishy washy.
Squishy.
Waste of time.
I like ALL of them even less than I did before the debate.
They spoke soundbites from their standard stump speeches.
NO ONE had any fresh ideas. Same old crap.
“I cut taxes.”
“When I was a prosecutor.”
VOMIT!!
Was just listening to Romney’s answer about how Mass. provided health insurance coverage to so many people in the state and 27 other states are now working on this.
This isn’t Hillary care or government health care but insurance companies offering affordabe insurance coverage to a wide range of people. All without increasing taxes.
Pretty cool.
SIMI VALLEY - To Sam Brownback, it would be ‘a glorious day,’ and to Tom Tancredo the ‘greatest day in this country’s history.’ For Rudolph Giuliani, repeal of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion ‘would be OK.’
Republican presidential hopefuls, at their first debate on Thursday, were asked if repeal of the Roe v. Wade decision would be a good day for America.
‘It would be OK to repeal,’ said Giuliani, New York’s former mayor, contending with his record of support for abortion rights as he courts conservative Republicans.
‘I think the court has to make that decision and then the country can deal with it. We’re a federalist system of government and states can make their own decisions,’ said Giuliani, who leads Republicans in the polls.
Giuliani, a Roman Catholic, maintains he personally thinks abortion is wrong but believes it is ultimately a woman’s choice, a position that goes against the grain of the social conservatives who carry big clout in the Republican primaries.
His [Giuliani's] lawyerly response contrasted sharply with some other candidates who jumped at the chance to burnish their anti-abortion credentials.
‘After 40 million dead because we have aborted them in this country, I would say that that would be the greatest day in this country’s history when that, in fact, is overturned,’ said Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado.
‘It would be a glorious day of human liberty and freedom,’ said Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney seized the chance to explain his changed position on abortion.
‘Well, I’ve always been personally pro-life, but for me, it was a great question about whether or not government should intrude.'
Ron Paul actually said that “the purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals . . .” ???
Funny, I thought the preamble said our government was to “form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. . .”
Ron Paul has rocks where a brain should be.
ping
Based on these little soundbites... it’s McCain (and he’s nuts). Seriously... McCain rocked.
Congressman Paul, Pete from Rochester Hills, Michigan wants to ask you this. If you were president, would you work to phase out the IRS? (Laughter.)
REP. PAUL: Immediately. (Laughter.)
MR. VANDEHEI: That's what they call a softball.
REP. PAUL: And you can only do that if you change our ideas about what the role of government ought to be. If you think the government has to take care of us from cradle to grave, and if you think our government should police the world and spend hundreds of billions of dollars on a foreign policy that we cannot manage, you can't get rid of the IRS. But if you want to lower taxes, and if you want the government to quit printing the money to come up with shortfall and cause all the inflation, you have to change policy.
(Question on what tax the candidates would get rid of)
REP. PAUL: Well, in my first week, I already got rid of the income tax. In my second week -- (laughter) -- I would get rid of the inflation tax, the tax that nobody talks about. We live way beyond our means with a foreign policy we can't afford and an entitlement system that we have encouraged. We print money for it, the value of the money goes down, and poor people pay higher prices. That is a tax. It's the transfer of wealth from the poor and the middle class to Wall Street. Wall Street's doing quite well, but the inflation tax is eating away at the middle class of this country. We need to get rid of the inflation tax with sound money.
(Question on attacking Iran)
I believe that when we overdo our military aggressiveness, what it does it actually weakens our national defense. I mean, we stood up to the Soviets. They had 40,000 nuclear weapons. Now we're fretting day in and day -- night about third-world countries that have no army, navy or air force, and we're getting ready to go to war.
(Question on having Bill Clinton back in the White House)
REP. PAUL: I am known for sticking to principle and not flip- flopping. I voted to impeach him. So (why do we want him?) in the White House? (Laughter.)
Last night he said that he would support amending the Constitution to allow people like Arnold (non-native born) to run for the Presidency. With a comment like that, I guess that he most certainly WILL have to appoint ‘strict constructionists’ (as he has promised)—JUST TO PROTECT US FROM LIBERALS LIKE HIMSELF!!!
No thanks, Rudy. With no disrespect to Arnold,,,,,the Constitution is just FINE as it is.
Seems like of all of them, THIS guy "gets it" regarding what's important in the coming election, and the appropriate use of military power. His comments remind me of Benjamin Netanyahu (sp?) of Israel.
Um... who was the candidate that said this, again????
- John