Politics

The GOP candidates went all out to appear presidential in their 12th GOP debate speaking in firm but level tones.

The debate once again lacked specifics from all the candidates. This contest before Tuesday's polling at least did not degenerate into the mudslinging of past debates, when the candidates insulted and talked over one another.

Meanwhile, another former foe of The Donald, retired surgeon Ben Carson is endorsing Trump for president. This development may strengthen the front-runner’s support among blacks, conservatives and evangelicals.

The Bush political dynasty may have died, when JEB suspended his long and painful presidential camp pain. Meanwhile, former First Lady Barbara Bush has been quoted as saying that her son may be a past president, but the greatest American Commander-in-Chief was her husband, and my former boss at USIA, George H. W.

After spending well over 100 million dollars, the Bush family dynasty could not cross the long and winding GOP political road block.

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John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, both served as president. So did William Henry Harrison and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, and George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush.

Democratic presidential candidates take the debate stage in Las Vegas under the time-honored rules of presidential debating, alone, unaided, defending their candidacies with only their wits and smiles.

While it will not really be a real debate in every sense of the word, because the word describes a clash of ideas and positions, it will be a media competition to see how accurately each candidate outlines his or her talking points, and other than some excursion into originality catch them in a flip-flop or a gaffe.