I spent the entire evening watching TV, which is very unusual. First the US Open, starting with the Jelena Jankovic match against Venus Williams. It's a great game to watch since Jankovic is pretty expressive, smiling and looking really relax, showing off how flexible she was. Then the Andy Roddick against Roger Federer. Andy is good, but extreme and I would say "inconsistent." Not in the game itself because I am no expert but it reminds me of a friend I have who is just like him, extreme good but not very consistent, not holding it altogether for a long enough period to prevail.

Then onto the rerun of the Republican Presidential debate in New Hampshire. I thought governor Mike Huckabee was particularly brilliant in the exchange with Ron Paul, in the comment about honor and his praise of senator John McCain, and his forceful push for the Fair Tax. He's my number one guy. Next comes congressman Duncan Hunter. Then surprisingly senator John McCain would be my third choice. He's in a league of his own, who I believe has the best foreign policy experience among all the candidates. Then comes mayor Rudy Giuliani. I wouldn't believe I could support mayor Giuliani before the debate tonight but watching him has given me more positive feelings about him. Though I disagree with him about his private conducts have no effect on his discharge of official duty, I thought he handled the question well. Governor Romney didn't come off very well. He does not project a very decisive image and therefore contributing further to the flip-flop thing. Senator Sam Brownback, who I have a lot of respect for on his work in the area of religious freedom, didn't come off very strong either. Congressman Tancredo is the same, almost a single issue candidate. Congressman Ron Paul is the extreme, almost laughable, and his non verbal communication didn't go well on TV either, with him wringing his hands while being asked a question. A lot of what he said in principle is right, but policy implementation the way he suggested is all wrong. He needs a reality check.