Best Debate Analysis I Have Seen

From who you ask? Joe The Plumber:




That last line says it all. Say no to entitlements!

Obama Bows Out Of North Carolina Debate

Stated reason:

We regret to inform you that the proposed Democratic Presidential Debate scheduled for April 27 has been cancelled due to time constraints and logistical issues associated with such a large, national event.

Or this:

...Barack Obama's advisers refused to accept an invitation to debate in North Carolina because they did not want to give Hillary Clinton any excuse to stay in the race beyond Tuesday, assuming she doesn't fare that well....

Could it be because during the last debate, he showed his lack of ability to answer the "tough" questions? Then his supporters cried foul at the "unfair" questions. He looked bad after the last one. I don't think he will be in too big of a hurry to jump into another one.

Hillary Says Something I Agree With, Sort Of

I know it is hard to believe. In tonights debate she was talking about illegal immigration. She said: “We need a path to legalization to bring the immigrants out of the shadows.” (not what I agree with) She went on: “If they committed a crime, they should be deported. But a path to everyone else.” (this is what I agree with) I will go along with this 100%. If they committed a crime deport them! A path (to citizenship) to everyone else. Of course, the number of people on that path would be nil, since it is a damn crime to enter this country illegally.

Updated (Video Added): The Debate

It seems Fred did well onstage today:

Mary Katharine Ham:

Fred: 'The NEA is the Problem':

FABULOUS and fabulously true answer on education that no Dem could ever, ever give. Got everyone's attention, and the people-meter was waaaaay up top.

Fred: 'No Hand Shows!':

Fred refuses to do a "show of hands" on global warming. Hilarious. He counter-offers for a minute to talk about it and the debate moderator refuses. The audience applauds his sticking up for a more in-depth debate formate. Now, she's reduced to getting short answers from everyone. I enjoyed that.

Fred may be coming alive just in time. You know I like his style, but he may be gearing it up a little to satisfy the nay sayers. I watched him in his run for the Senate and a month before that election he did not have a chance either.

Win, Fred, Win

Update:

Democratic Debate Thursday Night, Can Hillary Recover?

The Democrats get another shot tomorrow night in Las Vegas:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (N.Y.) campaign has a chance to reclaim momentum in the race for the Democratic nomination at Thursday night’s debate in Las Vegas.

In the two weeks since the last debate in Philadelphia, where Clinton later admitted she had an off night, her campaign has experienced repeated missteps. This has led many analysts and supporters of her rivals to believe her campaign ship is listing and ripe for capsizing.

While Clinton’s chief rivals are sure to remain on the offensive, Clinton will have the opportunity Thursday to re-establish herself as the candidate to beat, a notion reinforced by most national and state polls despite apparent slips in key places.

“This is a very important debate for Sen. Clinton because you want to see if Philadelphia was just a one-time occurrence and a bad night or if her campaign has been knocked down a bit,” said one Democratic strategist.

Dennis Goldford, a political science professor at Drake University in Iowa, where Clinton remains in a tight three-way race with former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.) and Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), said Clinton needs a strong debate performance to counter the growing media narrative that her campaign is reeling.

Will all those big, bad, scary men attack the poor, defenseless girl again? I'd lay money on it. She has shown weakness and needs to rebound tomorrow. They all know this and will be chomping at the bit to hit her again.

Of course, even with the terrible performance in the last debate, she is still way ahead in the polls. The race is hers to lose.

I think this did more to damage her in the general than in the primary. It proves she is not invincible. She does not have her husband's charm and political prowess. Maybe now is the time to start looking for a more conservative candidate instead of putting a RINO in just because of the perception that only one of the republicans can defeat Hillary. I think at least three, and quite possibly five could get that job done.