Just watched the Republican debate. Gah.

I am not a fan of John McCain. If he gets the nomination, I will be sorely disappointed. “Mr. Straight Talk” resorted to Hillary-esque spin tactics and cheap shots tonight, which I have no patience for.

And that little grin he gets just drives me up the wall. It’s the “I’m the man, and even though I just looked like an idiot, I’ve got my head stuck so far up my own ass that I couldn’t tell” grin. That, and his answers to everything fall under “I knew Ronald Regan,” “I was a POW,” and “I’ve been in government longer than God.” And occasionally he skips the justification entirely in favor of “because I’m John McCain.”

Speaking of Ronald Regan, is it me, or does the goal of the Republican party nominee seem to be “Be Ronald Regan?” I know he was a good president and all, and managed to unite the country pretty well, but what about doing something new, looking forward?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: WHY IS RON PAUL STILL AROUND? McCain looked like he wanted to shove his boot through Ron Paul’s face while the man was talking. Sometimes I could sympathize with that idea. Though I will give Ron Paul props for effectively shutting up McCain and Romney during their little spat (which was really McCain’s little spat in which he was trying to make a point that wasn’t actually a point and WOULD NOT LET IT GO even though it was obvious he was wrong).

Huckabee had a decent showing for the time he was given. He’s kind of the stepchild in the debates these days, which is unfortunate. Though there are certainly some things I don’t agree with him on, I do like the Fair Tax idea. The transition might be a little rough but I think it would do a world of good for this country’s economy.

And I just got offered a massage if I came to bed. Goodbye.

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