Gloves off, very cool

Although I didn’t see a second of it, I read that last night’s republican debate was akin to a tag team wrestling match except it was a handicap match, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio versus Donald Trump.  First off, is my memory that bad or does there seem to be a TON more primary debates than normal?  This had to be number 7 or 8.  Perhaps before the 2016 political circus nobody paid much attention but it still seems like the debate frequency is definitely elevated, most likely due to the ad dollars they are commanding.

So anyway Cruz and Rubio mostly ignored the other candidates and spent most of the evening tearing into Trump, something that has been largely avoided until recently because the other candidates didn’t want to have to be part of the childish name calling that Trump so quickly falls back upon when any of his statements or actions are challenged. However with the momentum Donald has built “Crubio” had no choice but to start slinging the mud by the bucket.

Anyone that knows Trump from the last 25 years realizes for the most part he is playing the role of a republican candidate, he is not a true conservative at heart (a good thing).  His history of actions and words are jam packed with ammunition that could be fired back in his face and that is exactly what happened last night.  The few clips I saw from the debate had a lot of Trump being flustered with very little to fire back with except insults and vague statements.

In a way I feel bad for Trump.  I have enjoyed his public persona on shows like The Apprentice and his regular appearances on the Stern Show.  It’s that history that makes me know that Donald is now being forced to say and do some things he really does not believe in which is unfortunate.  Of course some of the stuff he has said has been incredibly racist, divisive, and downright Hitler-esque which is disappointing.  To me, I think Trump has bitten off more than he can or even wants to chew.  I think the seasoned GOP political sharks are going to be going into a feeding frenzy on Donald’s rear end very soon.

This weekend we have some pleasant cool temps to enjoy.  I am going to be hanging out at another local track meet to further familiarize myself with the process of high speed camera timing.  Cindy and I would also like to get out to see Deadpool.  I have heard rave reviews from a number of my friends.  I just hope we can do so without a heavy dose of inconsiderate assholes. The cool temps also make me feel like I need to work on knocking out other items on my winter to do list.  In another month or so the outside temps will once again be rising to uncomfortable levels.