Republican Debates

I have been watching the debates a bit.

The Republicans have a hard time with 2 things. Telling the truth, and answering the questions posed by the moderator.

Standard answer to most every question: Obama sucks. Second answer: Mitt Romney sucks.

It's enough to say that in their eyes the President has failed. They don't answer how they would change the situation or what they would do different instead. They just throw red meat to the crowd and get applause.

Third answer to a question: Lie. Lie. Lie. When they get fact checked the lies are exposed. Newt Gingrich talked about the EPA trying to regulate dust in Iowa. That's a falsehood, but still told by candidates as a reason to get rid of the EPA. Ron Paul talked about the TARP bailout but didn't say that almost all of the money has been paid back by the institutions that got money, paid back with interest. That fact doesn't serve his purpose. "Big government bad. Small government good. "

Rick Santorum seems to be the luckiest "not Mitt" of the Republican party. He peaked at the right time and almost won Iowa. But honestly Iowa is the far right fringe of the conservatives and not a barometer for the moderates and independents. But he has stated he wants to do away with contraceptives. 90% of sexually active women use them. If they didn't there would be more abortions. Which Santorum would also outlaw, even in the case of incest, rape or the life of the mother being endangered.

As a candidate, Santorum wants to take the country back to the 50's; the 1550's. When women had no right to say what happened to their bodies. But it wasn't governments only that prohibited sex, it was religion. Santorum has a hard time with Islamic extremists. In his world they lurk around every corner. But what about Roman Catholic extremists like himself? He wants to impose his religion and beliefs on the USA as President.

I wonder if there ever would be a gay President. It might happen eventually. But what about an atheist President? This country started by people so religiously extreme that England and others said, "Get out," would probably never let someone who didn't believe in god run the place no matter how bright, charismatic, or qualified.

Republicans fail to realize how extreme their conservatism has gotten. Hope they don't win the White House.

Oh, all politicians from both sides don't answer questions and bend the truth to suit them. Can't let the Democrats get away scott free. People should want to hear the truth. Not just what they want to hear. Then politicians might tell the truth.

What the fuck am I thinking? Politicians and truth?