Comments about ‘Romney, Santorum swap charges in fiery 20th debate’

My favorite part was when Gingrich was asked for a one word description of himself and he said "cheerful". I'm sure the political fact checker sites rated that one "pants on fire".

The second best part was when Ron Paul called Rick Santorum a "fake" right to his face. You have to give points to Ron Paul for being brutally candid.

I wished CNN would have asked better questions to differentiate the candidates. It seemed to be the same old rehash of every other debate.

Ron Paul: Consistent!

Romney doesn't need a super-pac with Ron Paul along side doing the heavy lifting and stepping on Santorum's neck about half of the time. Santorum was finally exposed pretty well in the debate. I look for his poll numbers to drop.

I, too, liked Ron Paul taking some well deserved swipes at Rick Santorum. When he called him, "Fake", I thought the silence was deafing. I thought that Mitt Romney came out the strongest in this debate. I also thought Rick Santorum showed weakness in many of his responses. He couldn't back off some of the things he supported and voted for in his term in the Senate and was called out by the other three on stage. I also liked that the three main candidates supported each other's views on Iran and nuclear weapons. Ron Paul almost adds comic relief. Newt Gingrich just rocked back on his chair like an old man.

@BYUalum

"I also liked that the three main candidates supported each other's views on Iran and nuclear weapons. Ron Paul almost adds comic relief."

Ron Paul was not there for comic relief. He's giving a solemn warning. We have already made the mistake of assuming that a country has dangerous weapons when there are none. Iraq was a tragedy. Thousands of soldiers died and ten of thousands or Iraqis. If we insist on war with Iran people will die, and we may have a repeat of Iraq all over again. Ron Paul is not trying to make people laugh, he is raising the same voice of warning he did before the war in Iraq. If we go to war, we need to have the moral justification, follow the Constitutional process, and provide a way for it to be paid for. Not one of the three candidates supporting war with Iran could explain how any of those requirements would be met.

To fix the country, we need a business man,--not a senator, and certainly not our current president.

Romney was the winner tonight he was more Presidential than the other three. I do love Ron Paul even though I feel that he can not win over Obama I like some of his ideas and he has to be one of the cutest little old man around. This Country needs Mitt Romney at this time I pray that this nation of ours will see this as well. He is smart and is a very gifted man. Newt is smart as well but his temper is what scares me. Rick is just a whiner and we do not need a whiner of a President right now.

What do you think if Romney chose Ron Paul as a running mate? I think it a good match and It would help him defeat Obama. Ron Paul is considered very consistent and well liked person. Romney and Ron Paul would do well together.

I'm glad Ron Paul was there. His "nothing to lose" attitude allows him to state things in ways the other candidates would like, but can't because of the need for political correctness. Hooray for him.

"worf
Mcallen, TX
To fix the country, we need a business man,--not a senator, and certainly not our current president."

Correction .... we could use a self-made business man. Born a multi-millionaire isn't as impressive as someone who earned it themselves through perseverance and hard work. He really tried to relate with us by saying he's unemployed? Hahahahah.

Re: LValfre

Mitt Romney was not born a multi-millionaire. His parents owned that money. Romney had economic advantages but he donated 100% of his inheritance. His current net worth is because of his hard work, his intelligence, his ability to surround himself with good people, and maybe some extra luck/blessings.

A lot of people born into economic advantage do nothing but squander whatever money they get their hands on. Romney started at the bottom in business and climbed his way up. Romney was about as self-made as people come.

The only points Mitt makes these days about why you should vote for him for President is that he's not as bad as the other 3 guys!

He's not a socially radical as Santorum.

He's not as morally incoherent as Gingrich.

And he has now apparently hired Ron Paul as his newest Super Pac to attack Santorum, and continue taking votes from him.

Those are his selling points at this time. Vote for him because he's not as flawed as the others.

Sounds an awful lot like John Kerry and 2004. And the end result will be the same.

I'm a Conservative Republican and I must say, I'm not really thrilled about who we have running at the present time. At this point Romney gets my support but can he beat Barack?

I'm afraid Barack is too smooth!!

Boring....... Same old........
Except.....Ron Paul....but they won't let him talk.

I still have no idea what that robot Romney will do if elected. All he does is throw mud.
That's ok. The GOP is a mess.

Congressman Ron Paul had the best solutions and attitude toward our problems. Mitt Romney only looked better than Rick Santorum because Ron Paul cut Santorum's comment that politics is a team sport. Ron Paul blasted that attitude. He appears to be the one who can offer real change. He would keep Us out of war. Pride and politics push Newt Gingrich to drag us into war; and Mitt Romney would not know how to keep out of war with Iran.

Grammy 3
If by "more presidential" you mean Romney was more standoffish,
better-than-thou, and impossible for the common man to relate to, then you're right.

romney has much more experience. santorum needs more time learning. romney did great...he bit his tongue comments a few times. santorum didn't make sense in some of his comments. i fear another inexperienced man might be elected and our country cannot take more of that kind of hit.

"Jared
Average, SE
Re: LValfre

Mitt Romney was not born a multi-millionaire. His parents owned that money. Romney had economic advantages but he donated 100% of his inheritance. His current net worth is because of his hard work, his intelligence, his ability to surround himself with good people, and maybe some extra luck/blessings.

A lot of people born into economic advantage do nothing but squander whatever money they get their hands on. Romney started at the bottom in business and climbed his way up. Romney was about as self-made as people come."

Sorry Jared, I don't know where you're getting your facts from but these statements are simply not true. I know you'd love to believe it ... but Romney was born with a silver spoon and all the advantages anyone could ask for. You can try to ignore that fact all you want but it is a fact.

GOP..... Please give us new winning candidate. These are 4 candidates are very poor examples of the Republican party. None of them can win the keys to the White House.