2012 Republican Presidential Debate

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Post debate interview with Herman Cain, and my previous post here.

Update:
I am going to watch all of these and make some short comments on each.

Part 1: Lively discussion of Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan.  Cain says read his plan, it is on his website.  Romney talks a bit about his 59 point plan.

Part 2:  There was a lively discussion about RomneyCare as opposed to ObamaCare.  Romney got Gingrich to admit that he got the individual mandate from the Heritage Foundation as well as Gingrich himself. Santorum kept talking over Romney, rude.

Part 3: Rick Perry brings up Romney's hiring of illegals.  Then, he talks over Romney while he is speaking. What is it with this rudeness?  Border fence question.  Bachmann brings up Obama's illegal relatives. Bachmann favors English as official language.  Perry directly accuses Romney of being the main problem with respect to illegals.  Romney loses something with that, it is a direct hit.

Part 4:  Latino vote for Gingrich, which he handles pretty well.  Cain sells tax program again, Perry brings up energy plan.   On the issue of energy Perry sounds a lot like this blog.   Santorum talks about family values. Yucca Mountain question Gingrich answers.  Nothing is mentioned about thorium, which reduces the amount of waste.  Romney says let the free market work.   I think Gingrich loses a bit here.

Part 5:   Real Estate Bubble, Santorum answers.  Perry-Santorum scuffle about TARP.   Romney sells his plan.  Cain explains his position on TARP.  Bachmann accuses Obama of failure to home owners.  Occupy Wall Street question:  asked of Cain.  Cain repeats what he said earlier.   Paul goes after Federal Reserve.
Romney accuses Obama of failure.  Romney and Cain come out the best on this one.  Santorum loses.

Part 6: Romney and Mormonism question, should voters pay attention to religion?  Santorum answers.  Then Gingrich.  Then Perry- who swerves to Obama.  Romney responds by criticizing the idea of paying attention to religion.  Pushes tolerance.  Topic changes to deficit reduction and national defense.   Bachmann criticizes Obama because of his failed policies and especially nuke in Iran.   Gingrich rips special committee process. Trillion spending cut question asked of Paul.  Get out of Afghanistan, says Paul.  Hostage question asked of Cain.  Discussion of Israeli prisoner exchange.  Cain may have a problem with his statements that he has to explain away too often.

Part 7:  Foreign aid-- Perry answers.  Agrees that money shouldn't be sent overseas- defunding UN.   Romney responds-- how to use money- a budget problem he says.  Paul against aid.  Even Israel.  Bachmann says no to that.  Paul brings up Reagan negotiating with hostages.  Gingrich defends Reagan.  Paul is a bit over the top, he loses this- even though he probably makes some good points, he drowns this by going after Reagan. Perry may seem too extreme with UN.  Romney gives a  politically "safe" answer.

Part 8:  Who can beat Obama?  Asked of Santorum.  Says he won swing state of Pennsylvania- twice. Romney responds-- experience in private sector helps with economy issue.  Perry talks about Romney's record v his- says his is better.  Perry and Romney go after it over jobs.  Perry says Romney failed.   Cain says Romney is Wall Street, he is Main Street.  Romney mentions turnarounds.  Bachmann says she is like Reagan.  Gingrich says he about substance.

Who won?  Nobody.  This won't change anything.