Mitt Romney was the big winner last night. Nasty Newt failed to show up. It's as if all the other candidates are resigned to applying for a job under the Romney Administration.
Other highlights:
Paul did a great job of trashing Gingrich and Santorum. It turns out there was a reason that Santorum was the very last non-Romney to surface in the last year--he's not very appealing--at all.
Gingrich continues to want credit for military service because other people in his family once served in the military--and we are supposed to think that Gingrich is the smart one?
Huntsman continues to stand out as smart and funny and is therefore totally out of place with this crowd.
Perry didn't embarrass himself last night, but you have to wonder why he doesn't just slink off and go join Bachmann or Cain on a book tour.
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