Did you see the GOP debate last night?

Huckabee hound steals all his ideas from Ron Paul, at least his good ones. Ron Paul is the only candidate that has any knowledge about what a real thriving economy should look like. He makes the rest of these men look ignorant on this topic.

Romney Looked, Sounded Great. I Trust Him More Than Any other Candidate, especially over McCain and Guiliani

Romney is the most presidential candidate running… He addresses the issues that Americans want to hear.

Dave, you mentioned: “I imagine he [Mike Huckabee] will be dropping out in the next month or two (if not earlier).” I agree!
The Florida Primary on Tuesday is big! But it will not be the defining moment. That distinction will be a week later on Feb 5th.
On that day Rudy Giuilani will have his defining moment. NY (his home state), CT, NJ, DE and MS all hold primaries. And NY, CT, NJ and DE are winner-take-all states. If he wins big in the Northeast, he is in the race for the long haul; and could actually take the lead in the national delegate count. If he loses all 5, he will drop out the race next day. If he can’t win his home state…
On that day Mike Huckabee will have his defining moment: AR (his home state), AL, GA, OK, TN all hold primaries. Unfortunately, AR is a proportional primary. So even should he win his home state, other candidates will probably garner a significant number of delegates. However, the other states are somewhat winner-take-all primaries but by district and statewide. TN is winner-take-all IF a candidate wins over 50%, otherwise it is proportional. So he would really have to win all five of these states to remain a viable candidate. But if he wins AR and runs 2nd in the other four states, he might still stay in for two more weeks for the LA, Washington DC, MD, VA, WA and WI primaries. But unless he significantly raises his delegate count by then, he will drop out before the end of February.

All of the candidates performed well, respectively with the exception of McCain when asked about economics by Dr. Paul. McCain himself admitted to knowing very little about economics. Worked for the previous president, eh?!?
I wish people would stop touting Mitt. There is now way he will win over any anti-war democrat. He seems to think like Giuliani that 9/11 and Iraq are still connected.
America wants to end this war that is killing endlessly, destroying our economy, looting the American people Monday through Friday with inflation and out of control spending, and eradicating the Constitution.
That leaves just one man to restore the GOP and that is Ron Paul.

Cindy, I’m curious! Why do you believe the fair tax “clearly will not work?”

Cindy, under the Fair Tax there will be no income tax, no tax on savings, no capital gains tax and no tax on Social Security benefits. It will enable workers to keep their entire paycheck and retirees to keep their entire pension. Individuals will only be taxed (23%) when they purchase goods and services.
Right now there are tens of millions of individuals who do not pay income taxes or payroll taxes as they are paid under the table. Under the Fair Tax these individuals will pay their fair share of taxes when they purchases goods and services.
The current U. S. tax system has a hidden effect on prices. It is expected that the Fair Tax will decrease associated production costs due to the removal of business taxes and compliance costs. As an example, the government currently imposes about 30 taxes on a single loaf of bread in the process of production from farm to the store. These taxes account for 27.2% of the cost of the loaf of bread. The Fair Tax will eliminate all of these taxes. Therefore, in theory, the consumer will pay 23% tax on a loaf of bread that should be now be 27.2% cheaper. (At least on this product there is a net savings of 4.2%.)
Right now payroll taxes are collected on only the first $97,500 of income. Currently there are 3.3 workers per Social Security beneficiary. It is projected that by 2032 there will be just 2.1 workers per beneficiary. In 2017 Social Security benefit payments will begin to exceed Social Security tax income. In 2040 only about 74% of benefits will be paid — unless changes are made. Under the Fair Tax there is no cap. As long as you purchase goods and services you pay the tax. And a portion of that tax will go towards Social Security and Medicare.
Under the Fair Tax, as currently being discussed, every individual will receive a monthly advance rebate of tax on purchases up to the poverty level. It is this portion of the Fair Tax which I, personally, oppose. Printing and mailing monthly checks to everyone is extremely costly. Instead I prefer Alan Keyes’ proposal of opening up tax-free stores. These stores will carry basic neccessities: food, clothing, personal items, generic appliances and possibly even generic hybrid or electric cars. Anyone can make purchases from these stores without paying the federal sales tax. But if an individual wants to splurge or purchase something fancier and more luxurious he or she will have to shop in stores that charge the federal sales tax.
Consumer spending is what drives our economy. By allowing individuals to keep their entire paycheck consumer spending will increase.