white male consumer

I watched the two debates tonight on ABC. Was pleasantly surprised for the most part. Ron Paul provided a bit of sanity during the “national security” part of the Republican debate, contrasting with all the talk of “islamofascists” and “giving Bush kudos” for his foreign policy. (Seriously, w-t-f.)

I’ve been surprised with Huckabee though. For such a silly name and background as Baptist minister, he comes across as remarkably levelheaded. I don’t agree with many of his politics, but he’s not as abrasive as the others and could really get some bipartisan work done. I would love to see Huckabee win the nomination, especially considering the competition. McCain, Romney, Guiliani. These guys make me retch for so many reasons.

It was interesting to see how much the Democratic debate differed. The way they chose who participated was obviously flawed with the inclusion of Bill Richardson but none of the other candidates polling single digits. Nobody really shined among the Democrats. Obama seemed steady, Hillary had a few moments.

I think whoever wins among the frontrunners will be a better candidate and less painful to vote for than anyone in the past two presidential election cycles. And that’s always a good thing.