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Romney and Giuliani: Surely You Jest
Former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani have done this debate thing before and it shows.
After a decidedly serious answer from Thompson about the possibility of a recession, Romney found a way to work one of his now trademark zingers (corny yet effective) into his own answer. He castigated Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich.) for her approach to taxes, joking that he worried she might put a "tax on the debate before we got finished."
Giuliani was up next. Asked about making predictions about the economy, Giuliani referenced his relatively poor record as a baseball prognosticator (his beloved Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs last night). Titters from the crowd, though not the roar that Romney enjoyed. Giuliani followed up with a vote of confidence in Yankee manager Joe Torre calling him "the best manager in the history of the Yankees at least in the modern era."
By Chris Cillizza |
October 9, 2007; 4:16 PM ET
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Posted by: PollM | October 9, 2007 7:24 PM
The GOP candidates must all denounce their party's irresponsible free spending ways that have increased the deficit 56% in six years. Such lack of stewardship makes the proverbial tax 'n spend liberal look like a penny pinching tight wade. This before the Republicans can reasonably attack the Democrats for their spending habits.
Posted by: mmaxwell | October 9, 2007 6:50 PM
The GOP candidates must denounce their party's irresponsible free spending ways that have increased the deficit 56% in six years. Such lack of stewardship makes the proverbial tax 'n spend liberal look like a penny pinching tight wade. This before the Republicans can reasonably attack the Democrats for their spending habits.
Posted by: One Man | October 9, 2007 6:47 PM
I'm curious. Does Giuliani really think that going on and on about the Yankees will sell well with voters?
Posted by: bsimon | October 9, 2007 4:42 PM
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The sixth Republican debate kicked off Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich., with nine GOP presidential hopefuls taking the stage.
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