GOP Debate...

[Hovadipo 56,266]

I don't get that impression from him personally, but I also like Cruz so I may be a little bias.

I mean... I don't know a lot of about him, I'm going strictly off of tonight. He just doesn't seem genuine about anything he's saying.

[HoosierMatt 136]

Would like to see Cruz, Paul, Carson, Fiorino, Trump, Walker and Rubio only battle it out on the next debate. Trump mainly for to keep up viewership.

[Josh 12,647]

Cruz would be the worst choice for president imo. He's shown he refuses to compromise which leads to government shutdowns.

[Dalton26 16,892]

Christie got pretty fired up there.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

I wish Pataki were a viable candidate. I still remember him as a great governor of NY.

[Stuhoo 80,909]

So there's this:

 

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Thank you to Tom Brady, Coach Ditka, Coach Bobby Knight and all of the many champions that have been so supportive!

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

So there's this:

 

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Thank you to Tom Brady, Coach Ditka, Coach Bobby Knight and all of the many champions that have been so supportive!

I have a lot of trouble believing Tom Brady is a Donald Trump supporter. 

[Alford Bailey 12,386]

So there's this:

 

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Donald J. TrumpVerified account‏@realDonaldTrump

Thank you to Tom Brady, Coach Ditka, Coach Bobby Knight and all of the many champions that have been so supportive!

I have no trouble believing Bobby Knight is a Trump supporter.

[Stuhoo 80,909]

I have a lot of trouble believing Tom Brady is a Donald Trump supporter. 

 

I would be shocked if Coach Knight and Ditka were not.

[JaybobHoosier 11,843]

Just finished watching it. I felt Rubio and Bush did a great job tonight. Carson and Trump fell for me, especially Trump.

I really liked Rubio, Cruz, Bush, Huckabee, and Christie. I am not a Paul fan at all. Trump could never go into detail because of his lack of experience, same with Carson.

I loved Rubio's honest passion that he possesses. I share a lot of similarities with the guys I listed above. Bush did a good job helping his status IMO.

A lot of good stuff tonight!

[HoosierMatt 136]

Bush versus Clinton would be like choosing to get punched in the Balls or Kicked in the balls. Either way you will be in pain. We will get more socialism and bigger Government. I would say my top three are Cruz, Paul, and Rubio.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

I have a lot of trouble believing Tom Brady is a Donald Trump supporter.

Brady is quoted as saying it'd be great if Trump were president.

[JaybobHoosier 11,843]

Bush versus Clinton would be like choosing to get punched in the Balls or Kicked in the balls. Either way you will be in pain. We will get more socialism and bigger Government. I would say my top three are Cruz, Paul, and Rubio.

I don't think Bush would be as bad as people think. I can't stand Paul.

[seanmm1971 1,437]

The set up made for good tv,but with a few exceptions there was very little substance. Especially in the first hour.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Brady is quoted as saying it'd be great if Trump were president.

And wearing a Trump hat.

 

And yet, I still have trouble believing it.

[mdn82 25,510]

Just took it. I was 87% Jeb Bush, then 85% Cruz.

Ha, highest I had was 69% for Biden (which I gotta say surprised the hell out of me). The rest were all within 10%. Seems like I am far more in the middle than I thought. No, I would never vote for BIden.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Ha, highest I had was 69% for Biden (which I gotta say surprised the heall out of me).  The rest were all within 10%.  Seems like I am far more in the middle than I thought.  No, I would never vote for BIden. 

They had Howard Dean for a choice of who I would vote for in the election today, but not Pataki? What a weird test.

 

I also got Biden. I wonder which answers pushed it that way. I totally would vote for him, purely based on the Onion's caricature of him which is amazing. Any President who steals copper from construction sites so that he can pay for wax for his T-bird is all right with me. He would get a bonus vote if he used the slogan "Been Biden My Time" and shot a shotgun out the window every single rally.

 

But, it didn't have any of the issues that were important to me. Namely, effectiveness and understanding of the legal system. I don't know if any of the Republican candidates managed to keep my vote after their ghastly interpretation of the Judicial system last night. What's Ross Perot up to?

[Alford Bailey 12,386]

The set up made for good tv,but with a few exceptions there was very little substance. Especially in the first hour.

It was too long, too many people on the stage and not enough about core issues IMO.

[Naturalhoosier 15,434]

One topic I don't hear discussed is how to get our healthcare costs under control We are the highest in the world...It MUST start with Tort Reform!!!!
I can hear you lawyers screaming right now! lol
To damned many lawsuites going on which drives up the costs to Docs, Hospitals, Pharma Co's. etc. That cost is going to go somewhere and its going to US!!

To many "Breck Boys" out there..........lol Yeah, you all remember that little cockroach...

Damn greedy lawyers. ;)

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

One topic I don't hear discussed is how to get our healthcare costs under control  We are the highest in the world...It MUST start with Tort Reform!!!!

I can hear you lawyers screaming right now!  lol

To damned many lawsuites going on which drives up the costs to Docs, Hospitals, Pharma Co's. etc.  That cost is going to go somewhere and its going to US!!

 

To many "Breck Boys" out there..........lol  Yeah, you all remember that little cockroach...

Tort reform does not work. All it does is disadvantage the people who are hurt by doctors. Look at Texas for the prime example of a state that underwent extensive tort reform and it didn't reduce their healthcare costs at all. Healthcare costs are driven up because of the entirely messed up way hospitals, insurance companies, and government payers interact.This is compounded by a lack of meaningful choice for consumers. Competition is mostly impossible for the largest healthcare expenses and mostly impossible for individual consumers purchasing insurance. Unfortunately, there isn't a free market solution that doesn't involve extensive regulation (hardly free). The bigger insurance companies and health organizations get, the worse it gets for consumers, but the barriers to entry for new insurance companies are massive which reduces competition.

 

Source: I worked for a major insurer as an attorney for a bit both pre and post-ACA.