I’ve been out running errands and just got home. Not sure if the debate is still going on – here’s some coverage.
Washington Post’s The Fix: GOP Debate Underway
WP The Fix: Giuliani casts himself as candidate of change
WP The Fix: Giuliani struggled with abortion issue
WP The Fix: Romney on Religion
WP The Fix: McCain vs Mitt on Osama
WP The Fix: McCain on the Age Issue
WP The Fix: McCain: Iran poses one of the greatest threats
Are there TEN candidates here? I’ve only heard from 3!
Another Country Heard From! WP The Fix: McCain v. Tancredo on Immigration
All 10 Are Asked About Stem Cell Research: McCain & Giuliani Support It While Romney Waffles – The Rest Oppose It Out of Hand
Once Again, They’re Beating the Late Terri Schiavo – McCain, Romney & Giuliani Now Think Congress Should Have Butted Out
Apparently, Mike Huckabee made a comment earlier:
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) refused to take a shot at Romney, simply insisting that his faith explained him. “A person’s faith should not qualify or disqualify for public office,” said Huckabee.
AP: Giuliani’s Only One to Express Support for Roe v. Wade
Alone among 10 Republican presidential contenders, Rudy Giuliani said in campaign debate Thursday night “it would be OK” if the Supreme Court upholds a 1973 abortion rights ruling. “It would be OK to repeal it. It would be OK also if a strict constructionist viewed it as precedent,” said the former New York city mayor, who has a record of supporting abortion rights.
Well, Tommy Thompson, that great defender of family values (uh hum) says it’s okay to fire people simply for being gay.
Rudy says it would be “okay” if Roe v. Wade was overturned, i.e., if all abortions were banned.
Brownback says he would support a pro-choice presidential candidate. Yikes, honey I just stabbed the religious right in the back.
Pam’s House Blend: Ten dunces at the Reagan Presidential Library, 8PM
[It was a crappy debate. The main points – McCain looked old, feeble and shaky. Tommy Thompson said it’s ok for employers to continue to have the right to fire gay employees, and we’ve got at least three evolution deniers (Tancredo, Huckabee and either Romney or Brownback). The flip flopping continued — Mitt now thinks getting OBL is worth moving heaven and earth. All of them would like to see the repeal of Roe v. Wade. Everyone thought the running of the Iraq conflicted was FUBAR, but somehow no one pointed the finger directly at Bush The Decider — it was everyone else’s fault. Hey, it was the GOP Congress that gave him a blank check…]
In the first Republican presidential debate of the 2008 race, the ten Republican presidential candidates engaged in a high-spirited debate although none of them were willing to directly criticize each other or President George W. Bush.