Ben Carson doesn't appear to know what the Debt Limit is

[eric82oslo]

Acually I fully agree with everything Carson said and he didn't make any gaffes at all. Of course he didn't answer the direct question, though he sort of implied that he would accept the debt limit to be raised the first year as president when and if he didn't have control over the budget (I'm not sure whether presidents do during their first year or not?), yet that he'd make sure that all consecutive budgets during his presidency would be balanced in order not having to raise the debt ceiling any more times. The reason he opted not to answer the question is of course not that he's stupid (unlike let's say Herman Cain), but rather that you can be pretty damn sure that it would be used against him by many of his tea party supporters. Why take that risk and lose voter support when you don't have to? This surely isn't a gaffe like Bush's "stuff happens" gaffe if anyone ever wondered. Carson is trying to win the GOP nomination for freak's sake. Give the guy a break, and come back to me when he makes an actual gaffe (and he made a plentiful many gaffes before stepping in to the presidential ring) as well as a couple during the debates so far.

[eric82oslo]

If there is a black or female Republican running for President, the left will smear them. It's #NotAGaffe.

It's called a Dodge. Politicians do it all the time, and this shows Carson's political skills.

Finally someone said it. Thank you Kingpoleon.

[eric82oslo]

Anyone who says that the United State Congress should not raise the debt ceiling is a danger to themselves and others, regardless of political party.

I extremely seldom, almost never in fact, agree with the Republican Party's main "common core" positions, yet if there are two positions I really wholeheartedly agree with them on, it's that the US debt should be lowered, and that quickly (it wouldn't only be a plus positive for the US obviously, yet as well a plus positive for the world economy as a whole [and it should be realized by cutting the defense budget at least in half]), as well as Christie's position (I think he's the only one of the 22-23 still remaining main contenders currently running for the office with this proposal) to gradually increase the retirement age of the US. Every single responsible country in the world should gradually increase their retirement age, yet I only know of the UK who's currently committed itself to actually doing so. Other than these two issues, both fiscal (surprise surprise, I love mathematics and statistics, maybe that's why, and I'm a capricorn, so I know well how to handle money responsibly lol), I disagree with the GOP dogmatics on almost every single possible issue out there.

[eric82oslo]

Anyone who says that the United State Congress should not raise the debt ceiling is a danger to themselves and others, regardless of political party.

I extremely seldom, almost never in fact, agree with the Republican Party's main "common core" positions, yet if there are two positions I really wholeheartedly agree with them on, it's that the US debt should be lowered, and that quickly (it wouldn't only be a plus positive for the US obviously, yet as well a plus positive for the world economy as a whole [and it should be realized by cutting the defense budget at least in half]), as well as Christie's position (I think he's the only one of the 22-23 still remaining main contenders currently running for the office with this proposal) to gradually increase the retirement age of the US. Every single responsible country in the world should gradually increase their retirement age, yet I only know of the UK who's currently committed itself to actually doing so. Other than these two issues, both fiscal (surprise surprise, I love mathematics and statistics, maybe that's why, and I'm a capricorn, so I know well how to handle money responsibly lol), I disagree with the GOP dogmatics on almost every single possible issue out there.

Well, you seem to have some love for Jeb Bush, regardless.

I do, maybe because he speaks Spanish almost as great as me and has a Mexican wife.

I also love Bill Gates' Common Core reform, (Warren Buffet's tax reform) and the initial immigration reform stances of Bush, Rubio as well as Lindsey Graham who is the only one who's still not a coward to admit that he wants a full-throated immigration reform that would include everyone with no exceptions.