tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post9220841454636579115..comments2024-03-28T00:49:30.768-06:00Comments on Pondering Penguin: Debate Night at Saint Anselm CollegeKaren Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692791436106987353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-39948909819136282052008-01-06T21:08:00.000-06:002008-01-06T21:08:00.000-06:00Anyone notice no one noticed that the Surge did in...Anyone notice no one noticed that the Surge did indeed created room for political development in Iraq?<BR/>The Dems missed it or deliberately decieved by touting Anbar province's turn around as a failure politically when it was the very def of a political realignment - albeit from the ground up - not top down from a semi corrupt centralized gov that certain coalition parties just had their constits like the Mahdi Army surged out of existence.<BR/><BR/>ABC did a good job all in all - but really let the Dems slide about the war.<BR/><BR/>Great analysis KaReN!GrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760252542953109449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-50481494643826305662008-01-06T07:54:00.000-06:002008-01-06T07:54:00.000-06:00The only noticeable difference in this debate is t...<I><BR/>The only noticeable difference in this debate is that the candidates were more willing to go after each other, somewhat more personally.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a shame (I missed it last night). I think the attacks between Romney and Huckabee are damaging to them, and damaging to us. <BR/><BR/><I>They all still talk as though Bush is running again.</I><BR/><BR/>And I think that harms the Dems. At least for a partisan shill like me. Obama, I could probably "put up with" as my president, if he didn't irritate me to no end each time he has to slam Bush policies to prop himself up. Just quit talking about Bush and the last 8 years (since half of us don't see the last 8 years as all bad), and talk about what you're going to accomplish.The WordSmith from Nantuckethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937868119894243815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-51300346635573399642008-01-05T21:03:00.000-06:002008-01-05T21:03:00.000-06:00Great summary Karen...you are doing a great job he...Great summary Karen...you are doing a great job here...Ottavio (Otto) Marasco https://www.blogger.com/profile/07813984603766878752noreply@blogger.com