ABC Republican presidential candidate debate in Iowa

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Nueve:



Afterthoughts:

• Apparently Ron Paul is very popular among YouTube goers. According to a poll on ABC News' web site, Paul won by a landslide.


• So... Mitt Romney believes (and says so twice!) that we went into Iraq because of 9-11...


• Why is socialized health care such a taboo? Would the candidates also contend that we should privatize the fire department and allow the free-market to improve its effectiveness?


• "The vice president really only has two duties: one is to cast a tie-breaking vote in case of a tie vote in the senate, and the other is to inquire daily as to the health of the president." —Sen. McCain


• "We can no longer afford political correctness..." —Rep. Tancredo.    What's wrong about being sensitive toward other cultures?  You yourself do not represent your country in toto.


• "I do not think in this country we should have secrecy in government, the purpose of government is to provide privacy for the people. I would never use executive privilege to deny information to the congress—with the full realization that you protect security information..." —Rep. Paul