To the Editor:
During the two Republican debates Wednesday night, it became very clear who the winners, the losers and the whiner were. I think that the clear winners in the later debate were Rand Paul, Scott Walker and Carly Fiorina. In the early debate it was George Pataki. These four Republican candidates for president kept their cool and, more important, their dignity. All the rest stumbled, were off balance and were confusing to listen to.
In Donald Trump’s case, it was much more serious. He was a bully and not accurate in his comments. Mr. Paul calmly answered Mr. Trump’s insults with good, clear answers and had a grip on reality. Mr. Walker stayed on point and was clear and objective. Ms. Fiorina was cool and nailed Mr. Trump with the comment about all women understanding what he meant when he criticized her looks. Mr. Pataki was intelligent and clear as to his plans if elected.
The big whiner was Mr. Trump. He got angry and made rude replies when confronted about his record. Do we think that he can get along with Vladimir V. Putin? Of course not. “Would you feel comfortable with Donald Trump’s finger on the nuclear codes?” the moderator Jake Tapper asked. No, no, no!
TOM KING
Shaftsbury, Vt.
Note from KBJ: Tom King is as crazy as Rand Paul.
