So much wisdom in one place

Thinkprogress is liveblogging the Republican clown car debate.  Putting aside TP's editorial commenting, this section does reveal a whole bunch of stupid from the various candidates.  Note that there doesn't seem to be a single thing the government does that these nitwits don't think we should turn over to private, for profit, corporations.

8:46: Newt bashes government’s role in space flight, wants to privatize it and “get to a real space program that works.” All those flights to the moon apparently didn’t work. NASA is an example of how bureaucracy can’t work, Gingrich says, but what about all of the innovations NASA’s research led to? 

 8:47: Cain sticks up for government regulation: “Federal government should be doing food safety, yes.” House Republicans are currently trying to defund a major food safety bill passed last December.

 8:49: Asked about the funding of FEMA in cases of emergencies areas like the recent disaster in Joplin, MO, Romney says we should focus on moving more responsibility to the states and privatizing FEMA disaster relief.

 8:53: Ron Paul claims Medicare isn’t currently solvent. Pawlenty also asserts it’s not solvent.

 8:55: Medicare is fully solvent until 2024. After 2024, the hospital fund will still be able to meet “90 percent” of its commitments.

8:58: Ron Paul says Americans need to be weaned off of Social Security and specifically says the elderly and children have become “so dependent on the government.”

One wonders why people who hate the government so much would want to be a part of it.  Oh, yeah, so they can give more tax cuts to the rich and corporations and take away the benefits to all those lazy poor people.