tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983691198427955566.post1601414876649059100..comments2023-09-29T06:08:17.496-07:00Comments on Charlie's Almost-Daily Blog: Live Blog of the Jan 14, 2016 Republican DebateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843883975626205714noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983691198427955566.post-18878015783339313412016-01-16T02:33:08.320-07:002016-01-16T02:33:08.320-07:00Yeah, Carson should have tried to seize more momen...Yeah, Carson should have tried to seize more moments, given his precarious position in the race, but that's probably just not in his personality to do so. One has to question whether he's given up.Aeron Hemlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008148925227285004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983691198427955566.post-52818757915972309202016-01-15T09:38:27.731-07:002016-01-15T09:38:27.731-07:00Not going to argue that "fiscal conservatism&...Not going to argue that "fiscal conservatism" rarely lives up to its name, but there were some worthwhile ideas in there once you get beyond the posturing and "who's more liberal" hot potato game.<br /><br />Seemed like everyone was pretty much just ignoring Carson, though. Nobody engaged him, and he engaged nobody.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843883975626205714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983691198427955566.post-79907751787041640282016-01-14T23:03:48.705-07:002016-01-14T23:03:48.705-07:00I watched all the previous ones, but I think I'...I watched all the previous ones, but I think I'm sitting this one out. I'm so tired of Ben Carson talking about his ridiculous tax plan. And, really, all of them touting tax cuts as the magical solution.<br /><br />Maybe tax cuts are one approach to businesses basing themselves overseas, but a.) It never actually increases revenue like some of them claim, and b.) They never get around to actually cutting spending after they cut taxes (because that ends up being wildly unpopular to the people whose programs they cut), so they end up running up huge deficits anyway. <br /><br />And that's before you take into account that every one of them wants to increase military spending. Which...is another can of worms. They're trying to be both aggressive and isolationist at the same time, it seems like. Such a headache.<br /><br />And the thing is, so-called fiscal conservatism like this might even be a good idea if properly implemented and paired with tough decisions about spending. I don't generally find that vision for the country appealing, but who is to say it wouldn't end up better? But we'll never find out, because there aren't actually any fiscal conservatives.<br /><br />[/end rant]Aeron Hemlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008148925227285004noreply@blogger.com