My 2c worth (not adjusted for Obamaflation), just a general assessment of the debates and Romney's performance. Sorry for using up 10c worth of blog space. IOU 8.
Lots of gripes in comments everywhere about these debates. I mean the valid complaints about why Republicans put up with the slanted format, stacked audience, hostile "undecided voter" questions, and immoderate moderator? Well, this Romney feller, like when he went before the NAACP, just marches into the lion's den and does his thing, let the wolves howl. In the debates, deep in the hog wallow of obfuscation, he stands there cleanly talking sense. Into the darkest den of the demons of deceit he knowingly, consciously, willingly, even enthusiastically walked, with the angels of truth and righteousness: a successful governor and an experienced businessman's businessman who knows what he's talking about and, as he says, has already done these things he says he'll do! Can any thoughtful people be missing that?
Some gripe that Romney got tangled in that three-way shouting match at times. Heh — I think it was somebody on Ace said, guys, at least, like to see 'em mix it up a little. Obama Tag-Team were trying twice as hard as last time to run over him. He gave as good as or better than he got. Mitt is not dear old laid-back GWB, and certainly is not the honorable but inadequate Mr. McCain. He got excited, but never got ugly. Contrast that with President Not-so-cool!
Finally, I thought Romney got a little too testy, like too concernedly complaining about the time available at one point. He missed many opportunities to make many significant points, as so many have noted. Yet, imagine yourself in that scenario; no matter how much opposition you anticipated, would you be keeping your cool half as well as Romney?* He seemed most flummoxed when faced by the twin spin doctors about Benghazi-as-terrorism. Turns out Mitt is one of us flawed, fallible humans after all. Who knew? :) He sure seems to do well at adjusting on the fly, though, doesn't he?
(* From reading his posts here, I expect Pistol Pete would be cooler than Romney. :roll: I don't think I would be!)
When you're about to step into a job unlike any other in the world, with so many fires going on, so many unknowns, and so much against you, so much inertia and opposition to all you hope to achieve, courage, seems valuable to have qualities of discipline, poise, savvy intelligence, honesty, forthrightness, and surety from experience.
