6:59 PM PT: Well, it's over. What'd you think?
7:01 PM PT: First thing: I found this debate spectacularly uninformative. I literally learned nothing about these candidates that I did not already know. Partly I blame that on the moderators and the format, partly I blame it on the candidates, and partly on the fact that there are just too many of them. I guess the highlight was Newt Gingrich saying Barney Frank and Chris Dodd should be sent to jail, because it's always funny to watch Newt Gingrich talk himself into a lather.
7:03 PM PT: Second thing: Politically, I bet Romney is pleased. Nobody laid a finger on him, and the only guy who was trying (Rick Perry) is either too dumb or too unwilling to successfully land a punch.