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I am not a Republican. Watching the Republican U.S. Senate Debate was kind of like nails on a chalkboard for me. But, in the end, there had to be a winner. After listening to 60 minutes of debate, I’ll award that honor tonight to Peter Schiff.
Three candidates kind of shook up the atmosphere after last night’s straight tet-a-tet. Linda McMahon has a southern lilt to her voice that made me want to listen to her more. She’s from North Carolina, and was named president of the World Wrestling Federation in 1993 and then CEO of the renamed World Wrestling Entertainment in 1997. She stepped down from that position in September 2009 when she announced her run for Senate.
Schiff is another newcomer to Connecticut politics. He is president of Euro Pacific Capital, a brokerage firm, which he acquired in 1996. He also wrote a book called “Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse.” He knows financial matters so well that he often speaks about it on business television programs.
And then there’s Rob Simmons. He served as a member to the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. In February 2007, Gov. Jodi Rell named him Connecticut’s first Business Advocate. He announced that he was running for U.S. Senate in March 2009, and polls showed him leading former Sen. Chris Dodd by 6 points.
McMahon told the audience that they would be hearing a lot of agreement, and it was true. The three focused on small businesses in the first questions about the job market. But Schiff also noted that government spending needed to be controlled because it was getting too big.
McMahon and Schiff agreed that pulling some troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq would be a good idea. They both felt that having some troops there to continue stabilizing the countries would be beneficial, but that there are too many troops over there now. Simmons, on the other hand, felt that troops should be removed when “we win.”
Then they began talking about health care. I’m pretty passionate about health care options, especially since I am going to graduate soon and need to think about getting my own health care. Simmons opposes the single-payer health care reform.
There are a lot of things that I don’t agree with that were brought up in this debate. But there was something about Schiff that tilted this debate to him. He has a lot of knowledge about the economy, and he expressed that during his closing remarks. I believe there is something in him that could provide change for Connecticut, though not necessarily a change that I support.
Schiff is a fresh face, and no matter the party I think that is something that Connecticut could use. Simmons has been in politics for years, and he served in the armed forces. That’s all fine and good, but I want to see something new. And while McMahon is another fresh face, I’m just not sure if she’s someone who could make decisions for the state. Yes, she dug a company out of bankruptcy and turned it back into a profit and yes, she created over 500 jobs in Connecticut. But what can she do to help me?
Tonight, I’ll give it to another underdog, though he didn’t make a splash the way Merrick Alpert did last night. It certainly will be an interesting race in Connecticut
I am not a Republican. Watching the Republican U.S. Senate Debate was kind of like nails on a chalkboard for me. But, in the end, there had to be a winner. After listening to 60 minutes of debate, I’ll award that honor tonight to Peter Schiff.
Three candidates kind of shook up the atmosphere after last night’s straight tet-a-tet. Linda McMahon has a southern lilt to her voice that made me want to listen to her more. She’s from North Carolina, and was named president of the World Wrestling Federation in 1993 and then CEO of the renamed World Wrestling Entertainment in 1997. She stepped down from that position in September 2009 when she announced her run for Senate.
Schiff is another newcomer to Connecticut politics. He is president of Euro Pacific Capital, a brokerage firm, which he acquired in 1996. He also wrote a book called “Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse.” He knows financial matters so well that he often speaks about it on business television programs.
And then there’s Rob Simmons. He served as a member to the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. In February 2007, Gov. Jodi Rell named him Connecticut’s first Business Advocate. He announced that he was running for U.S. Senate in March 2009, and polls showed him leading former Sen. Chris Dodd by 6 points.
McMahon told the audience that they would be hearing a lot of agreement, and it was true. The three focused on small businesses in the first questions about the job market. But Schiff also noted that government spending needed to be controlled because it was getting too big.
McMahon and Schiff agreed that pulling some troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq would be a good idea. They both felt that having some troops there to continue stabilizing the countries would be beneficial, but that there are too many troops over there now. Simmons, on the other hand, felt that troops should be removed when “we win.”
Then they began talking about health care. I’m pretty passionate about health care options, especially since I am going to graduate soon and need to think about getting my own health care. Simmons opposes the single-payer health care reform.
There are a lot of things that I don’t agree with that were brought up in this debate. But there was something about Schiff that tilted this debate to him. He has a lot of knowledge about the economy, and he expressed that during his closing remarks. I believe there is something in him that could provide change for Connecticut, though not necessarily a change that I support.
Schiff is a fresh face, and no matter the party I think that is something that Connecticut could use. Simmons has been in politics for years, and he served in the armed forces. That’s all fine and good, but I want to see something new. And while McMahon is another fresh face, I’m just not sure if she’s someone who could make decisions for the state. Yes, she dug a company out of bankruptcy and turned it back into a profit and yes, she created over 500 jobs in Connecticut. But what can she do to help me?
Tonight, I’ll give it to another underdog, though he didn’t make a splash the way Merrick Alpert did last night. It certainly will be an interesting race in Connecticut
