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6:07 PM PT: Romney comes out against the "FairTax" (aka national sales tax) because he says it would lower taxes on rich people while raising taxes on middle-class folks. Wow, it's like he's a socialist all the sudden.
6:10 PM PT: Perry says "I made a mistake" by requiring the HPV vaccine. Bachmann says she is outraged Perry forced little girls to have a "government rejection." She also says she's the mom of the three little girls. But hasn't she also said she's been a mom to 23 kids. Were the other 20 all boys, or is something wrong with her numbers?
6:14 PM PT: Bachmann is actually landing the first serious blows of the night against Perry. She says his chief of staff was a lobbyist for Merck and basically calls him a criminal for having required the vaccine. Perry has a super lame response, saying Merck only gave him $5,000 out of a total of $30 million raised, and that he's offended if she thinks he can be bought for $5,000. Clearly, he's saying his price is higher. He's not a cheap whore. He's an expensive one!
6:17 PM PT: Romney says the problem with health care is that the people who get health care don't care how much individual treatments cost. He wants it to be more like a market. I totally agree. Next time I have a heart attack, I want to fire up ebay and find myself an ER. I just probably will need a short bidding period.