So who honestly stayed up last night to watch Obamney argue with himself in the mirror?

[sailingaway]

Yeah, I was speechless when he said that. Neither he nor Obama have any kind of fundamental understanding of economics.

Orwell is their debate coach.

 

[thoughtomator]

Yeah, I was speechless when he said that. Neither he nor Obama have any kind of fundamental understanding of economics.

Romney understands economics quite well IMO. Keep in mind that regulation very strongly favors those already at the top, and those are the folks Romney serves.

 

[angelatc]

I thought Romney's smirk was obnoxious. I thought his demeanor was overly aggressive. I think in a strange way, Obama's fumbling in the face of his attacker will endear him to some voters. As for Mitt's "facts," their veracity is questionable.

Romney's smirk is obnoxious. I was working and listening, and every time I glanced over at the screen I recoiled from that smirk.

I saw this in the comments of a debate review, and I think it might have merit:

A very interesting point was made by a stand-up comic, John Fugelsang, last night. Denver is one of the USA's highest cities above sea level. When Fugelsang played a gig there for the first time, he found it difficult to think and breathe.
Romney was there for a few days before the debate and could acclimatise while Obama flew in with a few hours to go. Having watched the debate in full and seen a simply woeful performance from Obama, I can well believe that the schoolboy error of not taking the 'Mile High' city seriously might well have cost Obama the debate last night.

 

[sailingaway]

Romney's smirk is obnoxious. I was working and listening, and every time I glanced over at the screen I recoiled from that smirk.

I saw this in the comments of a debate review, and I think it might have merit:

Meh, my Dad lived in Colorado for some time, and when I visited from sea level I might have had a disconcertingly hard time walking up the long hill to the house, for being short of breath, but I don't recall it ever impacting my cognitive abilities.

 

[ClydeCoulter]

It became, Who's government intervention into all things would cost the least (detached from any reality known to the average person as far as cost of living).

 

[buck000]

The big government war is OK we're here for your safety candidate did quite well last night.



I love how Mr O. is giving folks all this money, and Mr. R will head up the organization that will give you your pursuit of happiness...

 

[devil21]

Romney understands economics quite well IMO. Keep in mind that regulation very strongly favors those already at the top, and those are the folks Romney serves.

This is a good point. One of the biggest purposes of "regulation" is to allow the pre-existing big corps to consolidate and prevent small and new businesses from taking market share by overburdening them with huge up front costs imposed by regulations.

"I'll repeal Dodd-Frank. Then I'll replace it." - Romney