Thoughts on the Last Thirty Minutes of the GOP Debate--'Cause That's All I Saw

1) Romney is the Ken-doll panderbot that Bill Frist always dreamed of being (or being with).

2) Tom Tancredo is the geekiest and least articulate demagogue since Steve Forbes.

2a) I am soooo oppressed by having to "press '1' for English" that I might just vote for him.

3) Thank you, God, for giving us Duncan Hunter to remind us what Republicans look like when they genuinely believe the whack job stuff they say.

3a) "Nuking Iran" platform may be just what he needs to jump into the top tier.

4) No one seems to understand that running on the premise that George Bush is "too liberal" seems an unlikely winning theme for 2008.

4a) Blaming Bush's failure primarily on his being a "big spender" (which was EVERYONE'S answer to the "what's wrong with the big bad W" question) is a wee implausible.

4b) Multiple audience members (all GOP) practically beg the debaters to embrace moderation. Moderation does NOT look good in clips on FOX News, bitches.

5) McCain looked genuinely statesmanlike for the first time in three years when he embraced Hispanics while talking about immigration reform. It almost--almost--makes me want to respect him again.