Comments on: ABC Cuts Also-Rans from Debates

By: Bruce Moomaw

Bruce Moomaw — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:06:23 +0000

The latest Rasmussen Poll shows Paul running third (with 14%) in NH, ahead not only of Giuliani and Thompson but even of Huckabee. Which makes Fox News' decision to keep him out of the debate even more peculiar (to anyone who doesn't know Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch, that is).

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:14:03 +0000

It’s hard to argue with any of these cuts; none of the cutees are factors. The inclusion of Ron Paul, who got a respectable 10 percent in Iowa, was also the right move.

Seconded. The super-sized debates were mostly a waste. Time for a more focused approach.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:19:10 +0000

Dave,
Yeah, but we still have Huckabee, Paul and Thompson to laugh at.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:55:26 +0000

As I noted in my commentary post this morning with Biden, Dodd, Kucinich, and Gravel gone from (or invisible in) the Democratic race much of the substance and practically all of the entertainment value will have been sucked out of the already lacklustre debates.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:47:47 +0000

I was thinking the same thing. Of course I suspect the fall back position will be that their courageous stand against the (fill in the blank with your own personal demons) was a success.

Nah, I'm sure they're all perfectly reasonable people who will admit that their pre-concieved notions about James's quality of thought were off the mark. They will then apologize for any misunderstanding and hurt feelings, and go on to contribute to a healthy discussion about... the future of our....great repu...

Dang, couldn't keep a straight face.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:42:07 +0000

Michael,

I was thinking the same thing. Of course I suspect the fall back position will be that their courageous stand against the (fill in the blank with your own personal demons) was a success.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:21:02 +0000

The inclusion of Ron Paul, who got a respectable 10 percent in Iowa, was also the right move

And now the heads of all the Ron Paul supporters, who believed you were part of the great foreign/media/defense/establishment conspiracy against their hero, just simultaneously exploded. Now who's going to clean up that mess?