What Were They Thinking?

Last Night's Debate
The GOP debate in Las Vegas seemed more like a junior high bash-fest instead of a Presidential Debate. It started off with several attacks against Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan. OK, he's the front runner and this may be expected. He seemed to handle them fairly well. Then the thrust of the focus turned towards Perry and Romney. Host Anderson Cooper threw gasoline onto the fires when the debate heated up between Romney and Perry. Cooper helped spur-on the "debate discussion" between these two guys which seemed to become combatants.

What Were They Thinking?
Why not give Obama some great sound bites for his re-election campaign ads? There were so many last night, that Obama's campaign managers will have a tough time narrowing it down to just a few! This wasn't a debate! It was a disgusting exhibit of some raw emotions and a lot of anger that the American public didn't need to see. It made the participators of the bashing tactics look more than un-Presidential, it made them look foolish and immature. Seventh graders show more maturity!

These Aren't Debates
The format that these "Debates" follow are more for entertainment than they are for actual debating. The moderator last night (Cooper) served to let the candidates take control of the forum with the result of candidate Perry showing extreme rudeness towards Romney.

The format should change to become "REAL" debates that discuss the issues. Why do we need 16 debates? Is there a better way to determine the GOP candidate? When will the 2nd tier candidates drop out? Are people already getting tired of these programs?

Let's hope that the GOP candidates wise-up and stop the bickering!