GOP South Carolina debate

On Thursday night, five Republican presidential candidates faced off in the first debate of the 2012 election cycle. The debate took place in Greenville, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina will hold the nation's second primary election (and the first primary in the South) sometime in February of next year.

The participants in the debate were: Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, 50; former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain, 65; former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, 58; current Congressman from Texas Ron Paul, 74; and former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum, 52.

Let's do a quick rundown of the candidates:

Tim Pawlenty - Served two full terms as governor, but did not win a majority in either election; seriously considered as a possible running mate by John McCain in 2008; received an "A" grade from the Cato Institute; known for balancing budgets without raising taxes despite facing massive deficits.

Herman Cain - Was briefly chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; newspaper columnist and radio talk-show host; opposes abortion even in the cases of rape and/or incest; colon and liver cancer survivor; the only black Republican candidate running for president this year.

Gary Johnson - Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003; considered a libertarian Republican; was a successful businessman prior to entering politics; supports the legalization of marijuana and used marijuana "medicinally" as recently as 2008; climbed Mount Everest; a major tax-cutter.

Ron Paul - Ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008; also known as a libertarian Republican; considered one of the main inspirations for the Tea Party movement; opposed the war in Iraq; worked as an OB-GYN for many years; can raise funds from individual donors like few candidates.

Rick Santorum - Served in the House of Representatives for two terms before serving in the Senate for two terms; was crushed in his reelection bid in 2006 by roughly 18 points; known for being very socially conservative; absolutely despised by the Left; endorsed Mitt Romney in 2008.

Read the rest:

http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-orlando/rating-the-debate-republican-presidential-candidates-face-off-south-carolina

>>33
Standard oil was not a monopoly.
Carnegie Steel was not a monopoly. Highly successful businesses gaining a large proportion of market share is not a monopoly.
The fact that you consider it to be one shows how brainwashed and idiotic you are.

>>34
ya what kind of business? Landscaping? There is no REAL productive work going on in our country anymore.

>>35
It is almost entirely government granted privilege, there really is no such thing as economy of scale. In fact its usually the opposite.

But the tax breaks, corrupt and self-serving dictators called regulators, licensing, and all such government intervention either drives the businesses completely out of the country, or permits one/two big companies in a cartel.