Sunday, December 11, 2011

A classic exchange

Because I worked late last night, I missed the debate, which appears to have been a good one. I thought the exchange between Romney and Gingrich over Israel and Palestine was fascinating. Romney was impressive in characterizing himself as careful and sober and implying Gingrich to be a "bombthrower" but then Gingrich came right back at him, characterizing himself as a Reaganite truth-teller, even if that caused confusion for the "timid." What a classic exchange!

Do we need a truth-telling bombthrower, or a cautious statesman? The polls seem to be favoring the former. Then, there is Ron Paul, who has carved out a niche for himself among the millions of Americans who think America should not intervene in other people's disputes. I still think the 2012 race will be Obama vs. Paul as an independent, and either Gingrich or Romney as the Republican, with Obama winning because of the split vote among conservatives.

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