I know it's been done to death but I feel like writing.
The debate opened with Newt claiming credit for Clinton's economy. He started doing this in S Carolina (motto (sung by Kid Rock); We want back slave-er-ry) and it just gets funnier. Newt also rewrote his own history by claiming he left Congress voluntarily b/c the GOP wasn't successful enough. This is what makes Newt precious; he can make shit like that up with a str8 face. Newt then dismissed Mitt in favor of Obama but then started addressing Mitt's "blistering" attacks. Not his best opening segment.
Mitt opened by reminding everyone he was more popular that Ray-gun in Massachusetts. Satan was more popular than Ray-gun in Mass. The point is that Mitt was Gov of the most liberal state in the Union and Mitt doesn't see that as a negative. He then effectively made his "blistering" attacks on Newt but didn't score many points because Newt fended them off enough to make it a near wash.
Rick didn't help himself and will drop out in the next day or two.
Ron Paul nicely picked up Mitt's slack and slammed Newt's voluntary resignation from Congress as actually having been because Newt was thrown out. Rick echoed this and both reminded us that they were there. That hurt Newt but then he and Ron got into a love fest that might give birth to a Newt/Paul ticket. For reals.
Mitt then announced he would eliminate capital gains taxes for savings accounts. He didn't announce that he makes $0 from wages and, later, reminded Newt that his tax policy would eliminate capital gains taxes which are what Mitt pays. Mitt would eliminate his own taxes yet criticizes Newt for also eliminating Mitt's taxes. Odd strategy but okay. Worse for Mitt, capital gains on savings accounts under whatever he said is probably about $20 a year, tops. Oh, Mitt also wants to lower taxes on Corp's. Yawn.
Mitt and Newt sparred for a long time. During this moment (dubbed The Lost Minutes by those who died during them) Newt did get in that he's supported a stronger Medicare/Medicaid for the Senior vote. I think Newt won that tussle because of it. Sadly, old people have terrible memories so winning the moment wasn't a big deal.
Sanctamonious Santorum called us "Minions of Harry Reid". I've never been a minion. Do I have to catch bugs for Harry to consume?
The winner of this debate was Ron Paul, however, for calming tensions with Cuba by not wanting to bomb them if necessary to achieve their freedom. Haven't we heard that somewhere about another Nation that wasn't threatening us?
And that was all I could stomach. There is another debate Thursday because Floridians are hard of hearing. Also, many were at Disneyworld but should be home exhousted and gelling to tv by Thursday.
It's reported that wild laughter eminated from our President's bedroom during the Civil War...er, debate...and he called for snacks.