The Republican Debates Emeriti

With Michelle Bachmann looking like she could suddenly grab an axe and haul out into the audience yelling I Barack Obama went Barack Obama to Barack Obama the Barack Obama supermarket Barack Obama today Barack Obama, and Newt Gingrich wanting loyalty tests from Muslims since a Catholic turned out to be a spy and who knows what need there was to persecute Communists in the 50's in this country, with Santorum wanting a ban on abortion even for rapes and incest cases, saying the woman would be traumatized enough by these occurrences, so why add a trauma of an abortion, with Cain agreeing with Gingrich that the Unites States in the South, in his Georgia, are Protestant and Christian, so how could they understand any other religion (this all blatantly anti constitutional), with Mitt Romney buying businesses then firing masses of people, with Paul and Pawlenty wanting the end of the Fed (no friend of anyone who isn't a bank since they'll keep the interest rates on private bank accounts down for a few years to come, to reassure investors-yeah,but still, it's a central bank-have you ever heard of a country with no central bank? The idea got hoots and hollers as if it were a desired outcome by many)only Huntsman sounded half way tolerable, alone in claiming the debt ceiling raising a necessity (which it is for absolutely anyone in any country in any government) but wants only flat rate taxation for businesses, wants to lower EPA regulations and promises jobs even though his company (clamshell packaging for Mc Donalds was their fortune maker) and a chemical company to boot offshored to China and India, well, with this group of winners, even Barack Obama looks good. Couldn't we all vote for Barney Frank instead? (he nayed the latest version of the debt ceiling raising bill)

One odd statement from one of the candidates: he mentioned with energy and verve and a louder tone of voice that businesses could decide to raise their interest rates (for any stock market investor) if they so chose to, after all, it was their money...it received an ovation from the audience.

One thing to thank the president for though: after YEARS of debate, there finally is a rapprochement with Cuba. Now visitors can come and go from both shores, unperturbed. (Before they did with difficulties, now with less). Thanks for little favors.