Liberty Maven

As George Will said on ABC following the debate, “They argued about $18 billion of earmarks and that is only a rounding error compared to the full budget”. Too true George. That statement alone sums up the entire debate. The debate was predictable and will amount to nothing more than a “rounding error” in the grand scheme of the election. Now (and I have to say it) wouldn’t it have been more interesting to have a couple other voices on that stage? If there’s one thing that I learned from the debate it was this: Oh how I miss Ron Paul. Bob Barr could have been that Paul-like voice, but that was more than an uphill battle to begin with.

I thought Obama was slightly better and seemed more genuine, but that’s no surprise. Now the media pundits discuss the “effectiveness” of the debate and claim there was no “clear winner”.

In my mind there is certainly a clear loser…  the American people. The candidates argued about who’s intervention was better. They argued about who should be taxed. They both agreed on most of the larger issues. No wonder some are having problems choosing between them.

There was no mention of the document one of them will pledge to defend and uphold upon taking office. It’s almost like the Constitution has become a dirty word to them. It is the new “third rail” of politics.

I wonder if they will modify the oath of office and change the word “Constitution” to the following:

“the old irrelevant document that I will ignore even though it is supposed to be the supreme law of the land.”

At least then, we’d get some honesty from our politicians.