Now on CNN: When Democrats Attack!

While I was perplexed initially by Obama's off-handed comment about Reagan in Nevada because Reagan is my second least favorite president behind the current office-holder, I thought that maybe he was up to something.

As much as both Edwards and Clinton want to to paint Obama as liking Reagan (which is just comical), they're wrong. You can dislike a person's politics, but you can appreciate how he inspired people. Any person with half a brain can look at what Reagan's policies and politics were and look at what Obama's politics and positions are and see that they're not alike. Essentially he was saying that Reagan created a coalition that created change in the country. I didn't like the change like many progressives, but nonetheless it was change.

I was disappointed that Obama didn't pound that home enough in the debate.

In the debate, Smug Hillary and Edwards repeatedly tried to frame Obama's comment in various perversions. And the whole "present" vote deal doesn't make much sense to a lot of people (which Clinton is banking on), but it's a peculiar (but sometimes productive) method of getting legislation passed here in Illinois.

I fear the Democratic Party will give the GOP exactly what they want: Hillary(Bill) as the nominee.

As Pat Buchanan said on MSNBC a while ago, "If the Republicans can't beat Hillary Clinton, they don't deserve to win."

The comment has some Yogi Berra logic in it, but it rings true.

The Debates

Wow, it seems all of those GOP candidates got together and decided, "Hey, let's beat the heck out of Romney."

That guy was toast.

For the GOP, South Carolina will be more interesting because that will be where some folks drop out finally. And South Carolina is notorious for nasty politics, downright reprehensible.

Why isn't the media talking about Ron Paul more? A avowed libertarian with a double-digit in Iowa is an interesting story to me, at least.

The interesting but not surprising part of the Democratic debate was Edwards pretty much taking the flack for Obama, thereby labeling her as "status quo," a phrase she's having a hard time shrugging off. Her end of Iowa Caucus speech with Bill in the background didn't help her perception as a "change agent."

I liked ABC's sit-down format.

In a totally unrelated note, Hannah is currently two for two on her picks today.