Live Thread (CNN Presidential Debate from Mesa, AZ, Feb 22, 8 PM EST)

CNN.com ^ | 02-22-2012 | parksstp

[parksstp]

LIVE DEBATE THREAD (Is it too early to start?)

[eyedigress]

Rick Santorum devolved into a personal policy debate with Romney which he did not win and even worse was unable to control the conversation. When a debater like Gingrich is able to take any steering and put Obama clearly behind the problem, the rest of the panel loses. One Winner, Two Losers, and the Gyno in the attic.

[matginzac]

Ouch!....excellent response...

[dandiegirl]

Now “no child left behind” OMG! Gas prices please. BO is coming on TV tomorrow night to lie about all the drilling he's done. Newt needs to get on this to diffuse his lies that are coming.

[freemarketsfreeminds]

Rick just sunk himself. Politics is team sport so leave your convictions at the door.

[mylife]

Give Santorum 10 - 20 years and he’ll be a fantastic president.

Well, he is really sucking at the moment.

[tobyhill]

Did I miss the question on Energy?

[FastCoyote]

[Watching supposed conservatives bash a conservative stalwart like Rick Santorum ]

Nothing wrong with Santorum personally, but he is clearly a second tier candidate compared to Newt. He just stayed out of the target long enough to be still standing.

[Gator113]

Tonights debate should have reminded the voters of just how weak and unqualified for the job Santorum really is.

My goodness, if Romney can shake Ricky up, imagine what Obama would do to this prattling rookie.

President Newt Gingrich—”Our beloved republic deserves nothing less.”

[Jane Long]

Newt's a conservative AND a good man, too.

Santo has hurt himself, tonight, with his inferior debating skills.

[Toespi]

We have......the richest, the holiest,, the smartest, the craziest.......which one u going to chose?

[GOPJ]

It’s some stations near Orlando and Disney - they usually charge more for gas because they can get it, but often they lead the pack higher... $6 gas might become the new normal - especially with Obama.

[katiedidit1]

Santorum is the homeschooling father of 7? when is he home to “school” them?

[Cato in PA]

FAIL. The fact that Santorum would admit voting for something he didn’t believe in just to play nice with the establishment shows he’s not ready for this.

[Fledermaus]

[ct_libertarian]

My Dream Team:

POTUS: Newt Gingrich
VPOTUS: Sarah Palin (Just to piss off the Establishment GOP even more.)
SEC DEF: Allen West
SEC STATE: Rick Santorum
FIN SEC: Ron Paul (A bone to get Paul and his Bots on board, he can audit the Fed with it)
PRESS SEC: Andrew Breitbart
ATTY GEN: Mark Levin

[RitaOK]

“He should focus on his strengths, and they are considerable.”

Like his votes for unions, maybe.

Ricky would be great at HHS where he could practice his only virtue and best agenda item— family, church based education, health, adoption, birth support.

[writer33]

Debates don’t get it done a month later on the campaign trail. Most people won’t remember the majority of what’s said in this debate tonight.

[seekthetruth]

It is in the 3.60’s for regular unleaded. No where 6 that I know of.

[Utmost Certainty]

Audience members shouldn’t be allowed to ask questions because they invariably ask the lamest ones.

[Truth29]

http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2012/02/22/florida-drivers-shelling-out-nearly-6-a-gallon-at-some-gas-stations/