Republican Debate

Well, I got to catch most of the republican debate. I was pretty darn impressed. Fred Thompson, of course, wasn't there, but the other candidates made a fine showing.

Came out well:

Rudy Giuliani
John McCain

Came out badly:

Tom Tancredo
Ron Paul

The other candidates were rather boring, but still better than expected.

Looking back on it, it seems like Giuliani is a slick campaigner and the rest of the candidates were not "campaigning" as such, but rather giving their true view on issues. So, McCain came out the best.

The second round of Debates

Yesterday evening, I watched parts of the Democratic debate in New Hampshire. I have to say, I was impressed with both Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They seem like nice people. Too bad they're dead wrong on just about everything.

Anyway, there's a Republican debate at the same place tomorrow, so I hope I'll be able to watch the whole thing and comment on it. As far as I know, Fred Thompson wil not be in it, as he has just barely formed an "exploratory committee," the first step to running. I wish he was, though. It'll be interesting to see how he does against the other candidates. My impression of him so far is that he is as clear-spoken as Joe Biden except more Reagan-ish and right.