Republican Debates Provide Information to Voters

Lady of Light

Well, last night I watched the Republican debate - I learned something about each candidate. Isn't it amazing the way God gifts different individuals with special gifts? John McCain has full confidence with his military background, states that he put his politics on the line to keep us in Iraq and to support the surge. He also states that he has knowledge on how to build fences to tighten our borders which is an important issue in this campaign. I like his confidence and his forthright manner, but was disappointed at the way he handled himself with Governor Romney, bringing up something that was misunderstood and also spoken 10 months ago. Governor Romney mentioned the fact that this was a negative political maneuver on McCain's part to dredge this up 3 days before the Florida Primary when Romney would have no opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding.

Governor Romney is gifted in the area of business and economics. He pointed out that McCain misquoted statistics and misunderstood the meaning of a recent economic study. While he has no military experience, he seemed to me to have an accurate picture of the world situation and was able to explain it in such a way that I could understand it. He is a good communicator.

Governor Huckabee surprised me at his humble response when asked if he thought that President Reagan would endorse him. I felt that he answered the questions with wisdom and he certainly made the most of the fact that he has been a Governor longer than any of them and that running a state government is like a microcosm of the federal government, mnemonically speaking..

Ron Paul also made some interesting comments, but I realize that it doesn't appear that he will actually be in the running.

If McCain is elected President, he will have economic advisers. If Romney is elected President, he will have military advisers and if Huckabee is elected, he, too will have whatever advisers he needs. Each candidate has his strengths and weaknesses. It will be interesting to see what happens on super Tuesday. Which one would be the best candidate? It is really a matter of personal preference.

My feeling is that McCain is the strongest. We are most concerned about military affairs and this does have a long range effect on the economy. However, he admits that it was the Republicans who did the overspending and we need a solid economic plan. He mentioned that some of the men on Wall Street need to be punished. He didn't elaborate on this, I don't know if her was talking about insider trading or what.

I just hope that whoever is elected will use their gifts to the good of the citizens of this country and in the best interest of the United States. Time will tell!

Lady of Light