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Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 | 2:01 a.m.
After declining to give details of the Romney-Ryan tax plan in a testy back-and-forth with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday,” Mitt Romney’s vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, offered a novel excuse. He didn’t want to put viewers to sleep. “I like Chris,” the Wisconsin Republican told a Milwaukee talk radio show. “I didn’t want to get into all of the math on this because everyone would start changing the channel.” That’s merciful, I suppose. But it’s also too bad, since Ryan’s tax plan is one of the closest things that we have heard in Campaign 2012 to an ...
Clarence Page is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He writes from Washington.
I case you missed it columnist, there was quite vigorous debate last night at Dnever University. True grit Mitt took President Obama to the watershed on jobs, the economy, entitlements, health care, role of government, debt, taxes and leadership. Too bad there was not enough time for immigration and Fed reserve policy. But considering the shellacking he took, President Obama will be licking his wounds right up to the next debate. He didn't need anymore.
CarmineD
This is simply how I perceived it.
Romney took your advice and attacked, frothing in the mouth with lies we already heard before. Obama maintained his civility and class.
Romney kept repeating the $716B, even after the President explained it - the same $716B that had been beaten to death before the debate. Romney was clearly and desperately trying to reverse the 'inartful' remarks he spewed.
There is no longer a need for more debates. They are simply rehashes of sound bytes we are already tired of hearing. What else is new.
"There is no longer a need for more debates. They are simply rehashes of sound bytes we are already tired of hearing."
Not true. The one on one debates preempts TV ad soundbites because there are direct and immediate rebuttals. Governator won, BIG! 2 more presidential debates and one VP debate to go. Then the only poll that counts: November 6, 2012.
CarmineD