I expect the same eight next Thursday unless Sarah Palin announces.
(CNN's stream is glitchy.)
It seems pretty empty in here right now for a live thread
CNN playing the same game as MSNBC trying to pump up Huntsman acting as if he’s running fourth after (this order) Romney, Perry, Bachmann.
Lost the feed so I missed Perry's answer. Romney attacking Perry.
Ron Paul talking about war spending.
Cain doesn't care what you call it: it's broken. Mentions Galveston's opt-out experience, says transition to personal retirement accounts.
Err… Huntsman name drops Kurt Cobain?
Newt says hes' not worried about Romney or Perry scaring because Obama scares the American people every day. Mentions Obama refusing to guarantee the checks would be paid. Newt says full employment, no change for existing beneficiaries. Personal accounts for younger workers.
Doctor asking about balancing the budget while not destroying entitlements. Newt first. Say there's $500 of billion in waste. Santorum asked about Medicare Part D because he wouldn't have voted for it if he could again. Says it needs to be paid for but it's good anyway because it's 40% underbudget… which is it, Santorum? Good or not?
Perry ask if he'd eliminate Medicare D. Says no but that's a 17 billion hole to fill. Mentions cutting waste in Texas and finding savings that way. Wolf attacks Perry again asking if he'd eliminate it. Perry says I said no when I started.
Romney blah, blah. Cuts. Grow economy.
Ron Paul said we shouldn't have done it but would cut other places first. Attacking war spending again. Would cut Dept of Ed., Dept of Energy.
Bachmann says we need to be a ownership society.
Perry doesn't take Wolf's bait on taxes and offsetting cuts. Says we spent 800 billion in the first round of stimulus and got 0 jobs. 400 billion this time. He can do the math, half of 0 is still 0. Obama doesn't understand small business or Wall Street.
Bachmann asked about Bush tax cuts not being paid for.
Cain pushing his 9-9-9 plan. 9% income tax, 9% national sales tax, 9% corporate taxes.
Romney praises Texas then slams Perry saying he was dealt four aces, it doesn't make him a good poker player.
Ron Paul running down Texas. Taking on Wolf's question to Bachmann saying you don't "pay" for a tax cut because it's their money.
Newt asked about compromising with Democrats. Said Reagan taught him, "Turn up light on the People so they'll turn the heat up on Congress."
Cain says yes. He was a worker before an executive. Giving good answer about restaurant association, mentions his parent's blue collar jobs.
One of Huntman's problems is he doesn't seem the least bit credible with those wildly moving eyebrows.
Question about the Federal Reserve. Santorum first, would audit, do one charter about sound money. He'd cut capital gains to 0 to support manufacturing returning to the U.S.
Cain says it should be audited. Says fix the Fed, don't end it. Says return to sound money.
Bachmann says she wouldn't reappoint Bernanke mentions foreign banks using the Fed's discount window.
Wolf continues with the line Perry wants Bernanke tried for treason. Perry is clear the Fed should not be used for political purposes to cover over bad fiscal policy. Says transparency is a problem. Fed should be focused solely on strong money.
Newt dings GE for paying no taxes and Obama having GE's CEO at the job's speech. Wants to shrink gov't to fit income, not try to raise income to catch up to the size of government.
Question about executive orders, what circumstances and how often used? Ron Paul says it's been abused but has a proper role. Never should be used to legislate. Perry asked about Gardasil executive order. Admits it was a mistake. Mentions opt-out.
Bachmann suddenly has only 3 children? Attacking ObamaCare. Bachmann mentioning the business connection. Perry names Merck and says it was a 5000 donation and if Bachmann thinks he can be bought for 5000 out of a 30 million campaign fun, he's offended.
Santorum saying the policy was wrong, not just the way it was done. He wants opt-in and he's joining with Bachmann in ignoring the opt-out provision by saying there was no choice.
Romney defending RomneyCare as being different from ObamaCare.
Wolf giving Ron Paul a ridiculous hypothetical: should society let an uninsured (by choice) 30 yr old in a coma die because gov't isn't paying for his health care.
Ignoring the hypothetical, Bachmannn claims any mandate is unconstitutional. Attacking ObamaCare. She's good at that.
Santorum hits Perry on in-state tuition in a question on attracting Latino voters. Perry explains Texas law requiring citizenship and keeping grads of the dole.
Huntsman just called Perry treasonous? Huntsman defends drivers licenses for illegals. Swipes at Mitt for being on all sides of issues.
Ron Paul attacking nation building and defense spending.
Santorum comparing Ron Paul to Osama Bin Laden on saying American to blame for 9/11. Ron Paul confirms he's for Al Queda because we're bad. Or something.