2/22 Mesa, AZ Republican Debate Liveblog

WestSayid isn't going to be around tonight to liveblog the debate, so I figured I'd start a thread.

Newt comes right out and schills for cheap gasoline (?!).

Beat you by nine seconds in starting a thread haha. No big deal, we can converge here.

The CNN live stream won't play. Do any other websites have it?

Q: How will you cut the deficit?

Santorum goes after entitlement spending... spends an eternity on welfare, food stamps, etc., and spends a nanosecond on cutting medicare. Somebody's afraid of pissing off seniors?

NedStark wrote: Beat you by nine seconds in starting a thread haha. No big deal, we can converge here.

Hah, didn't see your thread (obviously

) ... thanks for converging here.

Romney came right out of the gate attacking Santorum... and I don't think he looked good doing it.

Check that; it's working now.

Newt starts his earmark answer by giving a history lesson.

John King: "Why do you call Santorum a 'fake'"
Ron Paul: Because he's a fake.

Paul his hammering Rick. +1 for Romney.

Paul's biggest enemy is the word "and."

Why are they sitting this debate? They stood for the previous eighteen.

Paul's response could have been really good. He framed it poorly though.

PrinceMyshkin wrote: Paul's biggest enemy is the word "and."

Paul's biggest enemy is his ghostly-white skin.

(Or, alternatively, his make-up person who put on way, way too pale makeup)

Ughh. Romney brings up stem cell research again. How could anyone with even half a brain cell be against that?