Humor at the Republican Debate

Mike Huckabee  had the funniest comment at the Republican debate last night, but I fear his humor was unintentional. He suggested a way to reduce Medicare costs:  “Focus on the diseases that are costing us the trillions of dollars. Alzheimers, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Eradicate those and you fix Medicare and you’ve fixed America, its economy and you’ve made people’s lives a heck of a lot better.” While we are at it, why not add a quest for the Fountain of Youth?

Trump was the only candidate with a genuine sense of humor, and he effortlessly turned aside the assaults directed at him by Kasich and the moderators. His criticism of the Iran nuclear agreement was regrettable. It would be possible to agree with him had he meant that the United States ought not to have interfered at all with the internal affairs of another nation, but unfortunately this is not plausible.

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5:10 pm on October 29, 2015