You might be wondering why Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, Lindsey Graham, and George Pataki are still subjecting themselves to this. Hell, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, Lindsey Graham, and George Pataki are probably wondering why they're still subjecting themselves to this, but here we are.
This debate is supposed to be about economics, so it will no doubt be incredibly scintillating. Feel the excitement.
Unfortunately, unless you have a cable subscription including CNBC, you can't watch live. If you do have that subscription and want to subject yourself to this, here's where to go.
3:15 PM PT (Barbara Morrill): For the tens of you watching this JV debate, so far we've learned that Obama sucks, Lindsey Graham is worried about the navy and Bobby needs to straighten his tie. Oh, and some guy named Pataki.
3:17 PM PT (David Nir): So they're going on about Mitt Romney's old "smallest Navy since 1915" canard. But who do you think would win in a fight, the Navy from 1915 or the one from 2015? Tough call, I know!
3:24 PM PT (Barbara Morrill): George Pataki is no John McCain. He doesn't want to drop bombs, he wants to declare cyberwar on China. He also knows that Hillary Clinton's emails are in the hands of terrorists (attn: Trey Gowdy).
3:32 PM PT (Barbara Morrill): Graham asked about his (shocking) belief in climate change. He tells us he's no scientist, he's been to Alaska, ISIS will kill us all, immigration something, Hillary and Bernie suck and ... oh, again notes that he's an idiot (really).
3:33 PM PT (Meteor Blades): Lindsey Graham says he thinks climate scientists are right, but says we need climate change solution that doesn't destroy the economy. But no mention of investing in clean-green infrastructure that will produce huge numbers of jobs.
3:40 PM PT (Laura Clawson): Paid family leave? Bobby Jindal is all for people having it, just not for the government requiring it. American workers should continue hoping their bosses will suddenly magically become more humane. Also, something about socialism.
3:43 PM PT:
3:56 PM PT (Barbara Morrill): George Pataki just nuked any chance he'll ever break the 0% mark in polling by saying it's crazy that the Republican Party denies man-made climate change.
4:04 PM PT (Kerry Eleveld): Graham says the purpose of his presidency is to save the nation. How? We're not sure. But he says 50 percent of seniors would be in poverty if Social Security went away. We appreciate this acknowledgment. Then he says that he would be willing to give up some of his own benefits to take care of those who need it more. And he'll ask young people to work harder. Unsure, there's a real thread here. Just a smattering of ideas and an emotional appeal.
4:11 PM PT (Barbara Morrill): Thankfully this thing is wrapping up. Two lightning rounds about the candidate's favorite apps and if they think the day after the Super Bowl should be a holiday. Not making that up. On the latter question, Jindal, Graham and Santorum said yes, Pataki said no since he's a Jets' fan. (Okay, credit to Pataki for a funny line.)