tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10734171.post6731644780252319862..comments2023-09-04T04:55:25.547-07:00Comments on The Smith Home: GOP Economic Debate Running DiaryRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03454288003881075328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10734171.post-81644808328061894052007-10-12T13:48:00.000-07:002007-10-12T13:48:00.000-07:00Dang! I thought my Kissinger entry would be long. ...Dang! I thought my Kissinger entry would be long. I can't come close to that, dude. I'm ADD, ya know.Koralmaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869841797912383716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10734171.post-66921490203019663852007-10-11T22:51:00.000-07:002007-10-11T22:51:00.000-07:00Hey, thanks for this post. I also couldn't catch ...Hey, thanks for this post. I also couldn't catch this debate but enjoyed reading your play-by-play. I know everyone is talking up "dobby" but I'm pulling for Huckabee.Matthew and Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291522712636700901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10734171.post-44049587551366796152007-10-10T19:37:00.000-07:002007-10-10T19:37:00.000-07:00That is the issue with Ron Paul... he doesn't look...That is the issue with Ron Paul... he doesn't look or sound like a president.<BR/><BR/>I don't think he is nearly as bad as you think he is, especially if you watch him give a speech or talk at a rally he comes off much more polished, but for some reason at the debates he falls into angry red faced Texan mode... which hurts his cause.<BR/><BR/>I would be absolutely fine with Ron Paul leading the free world, I think he would do a VERY good job at it. The more I read and the more I research, the more I am convinced that Ron Paul is the candidate for me. Do I think he will win with GOP nomination, I highly doubt it.<BR/><BR/>But his latest 3rd quarter earnings report was positive. He has more cash on hand than Mitt Romney now, only Thompson and Guiliani have more cash... and really when you get down to the brass tax that will be what determines these races. If he hits his Q4 goal of 12 million in the next quarter alone, then yes I think he has a realistic chance of winning the bid. But he HAS to keep that money rolling in for him to have any kind of shot when Iowa and New Hampshire roll around. If he doesn't place third or fourth in one or the other, then I think he is sunk (unless it is a close 20/20/20/20/15 split or something like that).<BR/><BR/>I still think he only has an outside shot, but as long as he keeps running I will keep touting him. <BR/><BR/>I figure the worst case scenario is he doesn't win, but he at leasts awakens the GOP big wigs to realize that we want out of Iraq, we want smaller government, and we start a movement away from the neocons.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454288003881075328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10734171.post-79498641852676496852007-10-10T19:28:00.000-07:002007-10-10T19:28:00.000-07:00I started your blog not anticipating I would actua...I started your blog not anticipating I would actually have the attention span to finish but I did. Nice post! I missed the debate, I was watching MCCS crush St Michaels 42-24, so I appreciate the play by play.<BR/><BR/>I am glad that even fringe candidates like Paul, Tancredo, and Brownback are in the debate. I know you like Paul but he is not even close to being a contender. Right now is the time for the Republican Party to make their voices heard on issues like Iraq, gay marriage, taxes and abortion. Once a candidate is chosen it will all be about beating Hilrod.<BR/><BR/>I know you like Paul's ideas but do you really, as you watch him on tv, want him to lead the free world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com