[Lothar]

Did anyone see the debate from South Carolina of the Democrat Presidential candidates?

In one breath, they all say that there is no problem that can't be solved by bigger government. In the next they all say that we need change.

How does more socialist federal government programs equate to "change" after nearly a century of out-of-control growth of the federal government?

The debate wasn't even good for comic value, it was a snore-fest. The only thing I learned was how none of them can follow the rules and they all felt no obligation to answer the question asked of them. It was a sorry performance.

That said, if the Republicans hold a similar event, I expect little more than spiffy rhetoric unless some of the serious dark-horse types show up.