Posted on 01/30/2008 4:16:12 PM PST by khnyny
Reagan Library Republican Presidential Debate: January 30, 2008
SIMI VALLEY, California (CNN) -- Republican presidential hopefuls will face off Wednesday night without a familiar face as ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected to drop out and endorse front-runner Sen. John McCain.
The remaining candidates will take the stage in a debate -- sponsored by CNN, the Los Angeles Times and Politico -- beginning at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday.
The event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, follows McCain's Tuesday night win in the Florida primary.
McCain topped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 36 percent to 31 percent in the hotly contested race.
Giuliani placed third with 15 percent of the vote, followed closely by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee with 14 percent, and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas was fifth with 3 percent.
Giuliani is expected to end his White House bid and endorse McCain at a campaign event in California later Wednesday, Republican Party sources said.
Minus Giuliani, the debate will be a four-candidate affair -- McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Paul -- with CNN's Anderson Cooper moderating.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Fireworks!!!!!
McCain is getting pressed and pissed.
Just did it. What a jackass. If I had a vote left, I’d vote for Romney just to spite McCain.
Romney: How is it you’re an expert on my position—gets large applause.....
RINO Romney’s not called Flipper cause hes a dolphin
LOL
BAM SLAM! Romney going after McINsane!!!
Romney Embraces Private Iraq ‘Timetables’
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=3003765&page=1
While Romney’s embrace of timetable terminology seemed to put some distance between himself and Bush, the former Massachusetts governor also made it clear that he does not support efforts on the part of the Democratic Congress to establish a public timetable.
—snip—
Romney did not indicate how the timetables he favors would be kept private nor did he indicate what steps he thinks the United States should take if the Iraqi government were to fail to meet the privately established timetables and milestones.
That is the first time I’ve ever seen Mitt almost get testy.
They’re showing the recap online... why the hell is Mc still lying? Mitt said (he should have mentioned secret vs. public, that’s what it was about), you can’t let the enemy know what you’re doing with a reference to imagine letting Germany know during WWII. BTW, McCain didn’t vote on that...
It’s the perfect place to have it.
Romney Slaps down McCain!!
McCain sounds like a nut!
McCain making an ass of himself. Sure hope more than us are watching.
John McCain is obsessed.
He scares the hell out of me.
McCain looks really petty and smarmy. He’s stumbling over his words. Romney exposed him for what he is.
What is laying in the weeds? Flashbacks to Vietnam?
Oh, and Mitt wasn’t a senator.
John McCain is obsessed.
He scares the hell out of me.
This ain't beanbag, papa
McCain’s stubbornness on this point is going to be his downfall, he’s wrong but he just won’t admit it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.