I'm glad MSNBC debate monitor Tim Russert, who did a terrific job throughout the night, put her to the test by asking her who'd she root for if the Chicago Cubs, the team she cheered for while growing up in a Park Ridge, Illinois farm house.
On more serious matters, all the Democratic candidates are in favor of ending the Iraq War, but none mention winning the war--but winning the baseball World Series did come up.
"Good Obama," the Illinois senator that's for peace and not attacking al Qaeda in Pakistan while we withdraw from Iraq showed up at Democratic candidates' debate at Dartmouth University in New Hamphshire.
As for festering sore that is Iran, Obama said we should "talk directly to Iran, something we have not been doing."
There's a reason for that. Iran is led by a madman, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is overseen by a nut known as Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, who in turn is chosen by a group of crazies called the Assembly of Experts who are chosen by the Council of Guardians. It's a lazy-susan style of Islamo-fascism that prevents any reasonable man (no women, please!) from rising to the top. Oh there's a parliament, but the supreme leader can strike down any law he feels is un-Islamic.
Oh, I almost forgot. Candidates for parliament must be approved by the Council of Guardians.
Good luck, President Barack, in talking any sense with these loons.
Our Iran policy should be regime change. That doesn't necessarily mean attacking Iran, but the lazy-susan needs to be jammed, then smashed.
Back to the debate: If any of the candidates gave a straight answer on whether "sanctuary cities," that is, municipalities which don't report illegal aliens who commit crimes to federal authorities should exist, I missed it.
Here's my take: It's a dangerous thing to allow local governments to pick and choose which should be enforced. The basis of our society is laws and enforcement of them.
Former Senator Mike Gravel made the most asinine comment of the night, when explaining to Russert that his 1984 bankruptcy was "a way to stick it to the credit card companies." And just who used those credit cards?
Kucinich solidified his standing this evening as the candidate on the far-left. With luck, he'll end up with 5 percent of the vote in a primary election--pretty good numbers for him. As for the others: Nothing that Christopher Dodd, Joe Biden, John Edwards, or Bill Richardson (other than his suppport for an almost immediate withdrawl from Iraq) stood out for me.
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