Partisan Free Politics

Last night, 8 GOP candidates squared off in yet another televised debate from the University of New Hampshire. I can’t fault any of you for not watching, as usual it ended up looking more like 8 parallel press conferences than a true debate. But for about 3 minutes, however, a real debate managed to break out in what was without a doubt the most interesting moments of the program.

As I watched live, I couldn’t believe my eyes: this is what real democracy is supposed to look like. Wouldn’t it be grand if we could see every candidate up there engaged in a real honest discussion with each other? Maybe we could actually understand the differences between them, and maybe we would weed out the ones that rely solely on their advisors and talking points so that we can find a true leader.

All in all Huckabee came off much more sincere, intelligent, and respectable than did Rudy Giuliani at the SC debate back in May:

Our country would be much better off if we’d devote more coverage to honest men like Paul and Huckabee than we do to obstinate children like Giuliani.