CNN/YouTube GOP debate back on

CNN and YouTube were all ready to host their second interactive format debate, this time to the Republican candidates, when the debate was indefinitely postponed due to the fact that only John McCain and Ron Paul committed to it. The reason given by the other 7 candidates(at that time) was that there were scheduling conflicts. What a pitiful excuse. If you ask me, it was just the Republicans trying to dodge answering questions asked by real people. Maybe they were scared they would be put on the spot, and indeed they probably would have been. But these user-generated questions via YouTube was what made the Democratic debate so interesting. It was good to see real people ask real questions that affect their individual lives, rather than a moderator asking the same old pre-determined questions. Putting the candidates on the spot, with the candidates having no way to prepare, allowed you to truly see what the candidates were thinking.

So what did CNN do to get the GOP candidates to join in? They moved the debate to November 28, outsmarting the candidates. Surely there couldn't be scheduling conflicts two months later from their original "scheduling conflict". So with no excuse to give, all the Republicans have agreed to the debate, except one. Governor Mitt Romney has yet to commit and criticizes the debate format. In an interview, Romney said, "I think the presidency ought to be held at a higher level than having to answer questions from a snowman."(referring to a question on global warming posed by a man talking through a snowman). Wake up Mitt, it wasn't an actual snowman asking the question, it was a real person with a good, intelligent question. The snowman was there for entertainment, you know Mitt, to actually have a little fun. But fuddy-duddy, party-pooper, Mitt Romney must not like having fun, or answering questions. The questions may be presented in an entertaining way, in an attempt to appeal to younger voters, but they are serious questions that anyone, who wants to be president, should be willing and able to answer.

I encourage everyone to submit a video question via YouTube for the debate on Nov. 28.
To submit your question to the candidates, go to: http://www.youtube.com/debates.