Arkady's Thoughts

Here we go! According to the moderator the role of government and the economy will be focal issues.  Fantastic. First question:  Jobs.  Compare and contrast. Obama:  Economic patriotism is now defined as more spending on education and green energy.  How fun! Romney: Cracking down on big 'ol evil China.  Because everyone knows that protectionism and tariffs work, just like Smoot-Hawley helped the Great Depression.  Oh wait... Obama:   "I want to hire 100,000 more teachers." This is despite the fact that public union pensions are absolutely crushing state budgets and have caused numerous nasty fights (Wisconsin, Chicago, California) between local Governments and teachers.  So why not throw our pretty ideas and let the States the financial burdens. Obama:  "Romney wants to cut 5 trillion dollars in taxes".  Really?  I would love to see that. Romney: "No I am not going to cut that much in taxes".   I knew it.  "...

Live blogging this debate will give me an opportunity to pen my immediate reaction to the drivel that is surely going to be filling the airwaves of so many homes today (at least those homes not tuned in to the latest reality TV disaster). I am reluctant to watch the debate, but feel that it is important to at least document that there is another viewpoint other than the one offered by Obaromney.   There will be two distinct messages offered today: 1)  We need more time to fix the economy that Bush left us and we were already somewhat successful based on a bunch of fabricated statistics.  Nothing wrong with a big government, after all, look at all those jobs saved in Detroit! and 3) We do not need more time because the administration failed, but instead we should revert to what has failed over the past many decades.   Your version of big government is bad, mine is better.  Lets invade Syria. Stay tuned...