There is very little substance in the republican debates

[Renew Deal]

I've watched parts of the debates including most of todays debate. I've noticed that there is very little substance in the republican debates. They'll reply to a question here or there, but usually there is very little substance. The answers are about how bad the other person is or how conservative they think they are. Ron Paul does the substance thing in reverse. He lectures and gives history lessons. The candidates generally don't seem to have any ideas or plans other than "repeal Obamacare" "deport the illegals" "cut spending" blah blah blah.

[unblock]

1. given that they generally believe in government doing either nothing or something despicable,

yeah, they're gonna give substance-light responses.

[teddy51]

2. Very little? Shit there is no substance that I have seen! Again, if one of these idiots

were to win the WH, we will feel severe pain as US citizens. Anyone of these morans will have us at war with at least Iran, and more probably Russia, China, Pakistan, North Korea, and maybe even most of South America. Any and all Social programs will be gone, and there will not be jobs for those that want to work. Bottom line: We are Fucked, Big time.

[pinto]

3. And very little substance in the media reporting of them. Missed tonight's.

Media follow up later was slim. Likely more tomorrow, but overall the snips seemed to be in a predetermined framework.

I'll probably watch the internet replay tomorrow for my own take.

[BiggJawn]

4. There is very little substance in the Republican CANDIDATES.

One guy's trying real hard to convince the Murrikan Sheeple that he's just the Po' Lil' Rich Boy, another is batshit, barking insane, but hey, he wants to legalize weed, then there's the crazy frothy fucker who wants women to accept their "broken gift" from GAWD when they get raped, and the immoral windbag who's tired of this whole process and thinks he should be crowned Emperor without delay. Or with DeLay, if his probation officer will let him travel...

They all try to out-tough and out-mean the others, but with Romney and Santorectum, it's just an act.

[Summer Hathaway]

5. The Republican "base"

doesn't want substance. They want soundbytes they can agree with.

"Cut spending ..." YAY!

"Lower taxes ..." YAY!

"Bring Christianity back into our political dialogue ..." YAY!

"Fight terra-ism on every front ..." YAY!

Republicans - Substance-free for Decades - because WE KNOW that's how you like it!

[think]

6. Great summary. Cept you forgot to bomb Iran

[PhoenixAbove]

7. yeah... bomb Iran. Isn't that somewhere in their top five? n/t

[think]

8. They are one with everything

[Edit]Apologies to Buddha[/Edit]