Posted by
Steve on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:02:02 PM
Last night the Democrats held another in their long series of forgettable debates. They are forgettable because they all hold the same positions on all the issues. The only difference is in how they say they hold that position.
The debate did have an interesting point to it. Mrs. Bill Clinton was asked a specific question about New York politics and their attempt to give illegal alien’s driver’s licenses. She was not prepared for the question, so she tried to dodge the question. Tim Russert followed up and made her answer the question. She still tried to dodge the answer, but gave a telling response. She blamed Bush, of course, for the problem and said that Elliot Spitzer was trying to solve the problem. But the blame also sat with the Senate in not passing the immigration (Amnesty) bill. Her annoyance at having to actually answer a question was evident because she raised her already loud voice.
The reason that the driver’s license issue is relevant to the Presidency is voting. The Motor Voter bill requires that everyone that applies for a driver’s license get an application to become a voter. All the illegal alien has to do is fill out the form and sign it and they are a legal voter in the State of New York. As Mrs. Bill Clinton said, there are up to a million drivers that would apply for the license. That would translate into up to a million new Democrat votes. It would insure that Democrats win New York in the next election.
Homeland Security was asked about the New York controversy. He should say that if New York issues driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, New York driver’s licenses are not valid forms of id. That would enrage New York, but make a point. He will probably wimp out and allow them to enroll a million new Democrat voters.
The other Democrat candidates also hit Mrs. Bill Clinton on the fact that she never tells anyone what she believes. That she does not tell anyone anything was evident in her answers in the debate. Even when she tried to sound like she was being specific, she was using weasel words to make sure that what she said did not mean what people would think it meant.
The debate did highlight one thing. Mrs. Bill Clinton is not ready to debate where any question can be raised. If she is not ready for that she is not ready to be President. Her reaction to being caught with her guard down was to get loud and shrill. That would really turn people off if they were actually listening to the debate. Fortunately for her, people are not listening or watching the Democrat debates. They are generally dull and boring. This one just had some highlights worth the time to watch.
Barak Obama also had a good line about Mrs. Bill Clinton. He said that he had not commented on her statement as he could not figure out exactly what she had actually said. That was a funny way to say that she did not say anything in her answer. Or that she tried to have her answer on both sides of the issue. That is her usual technique. She will talk on one side and then the other of the issue and that will be her answer. Then everyone thinks that she is supporting their position, when she has no intention of supporting any position, except her own.
In the debate, John Edwards cemented his position as the candidate to be hated. He talks so slick. But when you listen to him, you get the feeling of being dirty. He has all the charm and integrity of the dishonest used car salesman. If he gets the Democrat nomination, it will be easy to defeat him. He may look real good, but behind that exterior beats a heart of pure greed. I do not trust him because of his part in raising the cost of medical malpractice insurance. That raised the cost of medical procedures and the cost of medical insurance to everyone.
After this debate, there is less to fear from a Mrs. Bill Clinton candidacy. She may be a ruthless campaigner. But, she is a poor debater. She cannot think on her feet. Placed in a situation where she would be required to think on her feet, she would stumble badly. Any Republican would have to take note of this and make sure at least one debate format put her in a think on your feet situation. Maybe a re-run of the Ask Mitt Anything format would be in order.