Cotton candy

What is it about tax cuts that the GOP just cannot resist?  Was it Reagan's success with the issue, or is it just some magic words to say that may create success for them?  Magic words or cotton candy.  Either phrase will do in describing the emptiness I hear.

The GOP debate looks a little thin on substance.  It is supposed to be wonkish.  If this is the best wonk they got, they may lose this election.

Update:

Actually, Rubio made a fine little speech that covered all the bases.  Trouble with Rubio is immigration.  He may be soft on that issue, and that is going to hurt him.  Outside of that, he gave a fine answer about 30 minutes into the debate.  He hit all the sweet spots.  But immigration is the sour note.

Update:

Cruz zinged the amnesty lobby pretty good right after Rubio.  So, that one may have directed like a shell lobbed across the bow of the Rubio campaign.  Good job there for Cruz.

Update:

Rand Paul gave a good answer on taxes.  It sounded a little bit like Carson's, but Carson didn't go into as much detail about his.  Rand Paul isn't likely to win.  Cruz talked about his earlier.  Don't really like Cruz's plan.

Update:

Cruz gets his shot at taxes.  He makes a good pitch for his plan.  I'll dial back the criticism just a notch.

Update:

Rubio makes an impassioned pitch for a pro family tax code.  Sounds good to me, but who pays for it?

Update:

Rand Paul goes after Rubio on his tax plans.  How is it conservative, he asks.  I think he scores on this point.

Rubio has a point about families, but the other point is valid as well.  How do you pay for this stuff?


Final Update:

I'll stop here.  It may be about half way through.  There's no mention of a plan to make the country self-sufficient in energy.  Maybe that is just as well, because Nixon did it 40 years ago, and we are still dependent upon exports.  All the same, it could be more specific as to why their proposals would work, rather than just sound good in a debate.