tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post2883310261847949249..comments2024-03-28T15:39:28.239-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: Winners and losers in tonight's CNN Republican debateMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-59317324500111839772015-09-16T17:34:18.342-04:002015-09-16T17:34:18.342-04:00You write about Trump: "The dude's got to...You write about Trump: "The dude's got to work out or something. Has anyone noticed that the guy is large, well into his sixties, and has no noticeable stomach?"<br /><br />That's not true at all - he just buys very well-tailored suits, most of them black, which cleverly camouflage his actual figure. Look at him golfing in a white shirt, and you can definitely see his stomach:<Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-56172354015116609342015-09-16T16:15:24.085-04:002015-09-16T16:15:24.085-04:00Rest assured that I am under no such illusions. I ...Rest assured that I am under no such illusions. I was simply pointing out that those who actually care about politics and especially those whoa re trying to affect politics in some way should aspire to more than just focusing on aspects that might appeal to the lowest common denominator. <br /><br />From what I see, hear and read, much of the American media is obsessed with reporting on Singringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-23543380491896941492015-09-16T15:11:44.709-04:002015-09-16T15:11:44.709-04:00Singring,
And yet you still read my post. Interes...Singring,<br /><br />And yet you still read my post. Interesting ...<br /><br />The post was purely political analysis: It was about what is, not what ought to be. I would love it if people were more interested in actual policy, but their not--and Republicans no less than Democrats. If you want to live in your little fantasy world that's fashioned just the way you like it, go ahead. But don&#Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-49556390148512872612015-09-16T15:01:49.515-04:002015-09-16T15:01:49.515-04:00I wonder what it says about the substance of the R...I wonder what it says about the substance of the Republican field and Republican politics in general that someone who fashions themselves a 'senior policy analyst' reduces every single candidate to their personality, posture, looks, demeanor. Not a single serious issue mentioned. Not one policy. <br /><br />Instead it's all about dogs and barks and posture and "a-ha" factorsSingringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-81302243813828719942015-09-16T12:36:45.206-04:002015-09-16T12:36:45.206-04:00Anonymous,
I'm still hoping I won't have ...Anonymous,<br /><br />I'm still hoping I won't have to make that choice. I'm hoping Trump's hubris will get the best of him. But I think it will come down to Trump, Carson, and Fiorina, and one of a clatch of other candidates that can afford to stay in a while and who might catch fire with the people who lose interest in Trump and Carson: Maybe Huckabee, maybe Rubio, maybe Jindal,Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-66440069440254873222015-09-16T10:50:26.113-04:002015-09-16T10:50:26.113-04:00Martin,
Out of general curiosity, and no attempt ...Martin,<br /><br />Out of general curiosity, and no attempt to trap you anything, who would you vote for in a Trump v Hillary general election. Let's grant the outrageous premise that there is not a single third party candidate, and you can't write anyone in. I think Trump in generally indifferent about abortion, and Hillary is militantly pro-choice, so I suppose Trump may be marginally Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-7710942522065621512015-09-16T10:22:27.858-04:002015-09-16T10:22:27.858-04:00Maybe they invite the kiddie debaters and Rick Per...Maybe they invite the kiddie debaters and Rick Perry to try and set a new cave cramming record.<br /><br />I'm willing to wait a few millenia before sorting through the bones to see who won the debate.Arthttp://www.aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com