By the Numbers
When politicians in Washington talk about taxes and spending, and start throwing around all those giant numbers, all I get is numb:
When politicians in Washington talk about taxes and spending, and start throwing around all those giant numbers, all I get is numb:
Hiller: "Are you being defiant or do you not understand that you are not going to be judged guilty in the court of public opinion?"
The focus of Wednesday’s GOP debate was the economy, but all the attention was focused on Herman Cain: would his alleged sexual misconduct come up? And could he tamp it down?
With apologies to the author of “The Caine Mutiny”, I'd call tonight's debate the Cain Scrutiny...because every eye, and ear, will be on Herman Cain...to see how, and if, he survives the first debate since the charges of inappropriate sexual behavior against him became public:
He said all the right things:
I don't know what Herman Cain did, or didn't do, more than ten years ago with two women, or is it now three?
An attack ad says: “Scott Brown's gone to Washington, and something's gone horribly wrong...”
Sometimes, but not very often, politicians say something that reveals what they really think.
Rick Perry's tax plan is called "Cut, Balance, and Grow," and that could be his campaign slogan, too, since he needs to cut his losses, balance his uneven performance, and grow his support.
This time the bulls-eye was on Herman Cain, who's climbed to within a single point of Mitt Romney in the national polls.
The applause for Herman Cain keeps getting louder...
This was the bring-down-Mitt Romney debate.
"I apologize to those whom are disappointed in this decision," Sarah Palin said.
This wasn't a debate as much as it was a debut--the political coming out of Elizabeth Warren who has never run for office before, but is already the front-runner in the Democratic race to take on Republican Senator Scott Brown.
If you're Ron Paul, there's a lot to like right now. After years of being ignored, suddenly you count.
The third time was the charm for Mitt Romney, who dominated the third GOP debate in as many weeks.
“Thank you, we’ll get there!” Mitt Romney said to supporters on a parade route in New Hampshire.
Yes, the state senate still has to vote on the bill, and yes, the governor still has to sign it, but, no, there's no stopping casinos here now.
If timing is everything, then, so far, everything's going wrong for the president before his significant speech to both Houses of Congress.
To put it in football terms, the president's speech wasn't a touchdown, or a fumble.