Two weeks after the much-maligned CNBC Republican debate, where we learned that the 2016 GOP hopefuls opposed raising the minimum wage, would cut taxes to practically nothing and abolish the IRS, would repeal Obamacare, destroy ISIS with their steely gazes, not to mention spending billions more on the military, and, of course, that they really, really hate Hillary Clinton, they met again Tuesday night. This time, facing their friends from the Wall Street Journal and the Fox Business Network, we learned that … the 2016 GOP hopefuls opposed raising the minimum wage, would cut taxes to practically nothing and abolish the IRS, would repeal Obamacare, destroy ISIS with their steely gazes, not to mention spending billions more on the military, and, of course, that they really, really hate Hillary Clinton.
There were a few amusing moments: Ben Carson is still insisting West Point hands out scholarships and that he is not a liar; Donald Trump announced that wages were too high, along with seeming to believe that China was a part of the TPP; Carly Fiorina sneered at the idea (with finger quotes!) of protecting consumers from fraud; Jeb Bush kept forgetting that President Obama inherited a financial crisis from another Bush; Marco Rubio said that being a parent is the most important job in the world, and in the next breath said being president is the most important job in the world, and Ted Cruz announced the five government departments that he would abolish, but could only name four of them. Oops.
We’ll be looking at more of the highlights from Tuesday night’s debate throughout the day, but that’s about it in a nutshell. Emphasis on nut.