I'll update this as the debate goes along. Add your thoughts in comments.
Update (7:20): On the question of whether the invasion of Iraq was right or wrong, Mitt Romney dodged, Rudy Giuliani was straight forward and said he supported it; Duncan Hunter said he would use tactical nukes against Iran to prevent them from developing a nuke themselves. Rudy agreed.
Ron Paul went right to his cut and run rhetoric.
Update (7:41): John McCain failed to explain himself with the immigration bill. McCain said it wasn't the bill he'd have written. Huh?
Hunter called the bill the Bush/McCain/Kennedy bill. That'll leave a mark.
Giuliani harped on the lack of a database and Romney suggested making the Z-Visa temporary.
Update (8:06): On pardoning Scooter Libby, Giuliani, Tommy Thompson, Romney and Tom Tancredo said they would comsider it as did huckabee. Others dodged.
Hunter said he would pardon Border Patrol agents Compion and Ramos who were jailed for shooting a drug dealer. That will go over well with conservatives.
Update (8:29): Giuliani hit the prescription drug question out of the park. He also dealt well with the Iraq question.
Sam Brownback said twice he'd introduce legislation tomorrow to break Iraq into three "states." An interesting concept I'll cover tomorrow.
Update (8:37): Ron Paul actually just said that Iran is not a threat in response to Duncan Hunter's earlier assertion that he would preemptively nuke Iran to keep them from obtaining nukes. He also said (and I paraphrase) that they've never done anything to us. I'm sure there are people who were hostages for 444 days who would beg to differ, congressman.
Paul is not a libertarian or Republican, he is an anti-war liberal.


Reader Comments ( Page 3 of 3)
31. The real reason McCain failed to explain his position on Immigration is, there simply is no
explaination why he made a complete fool of himself
when he allied himself with Ted Kennedy who should be serving in the Massachutetts State Prison instead of the United States Senate!
E. Brannon at 3:31PM on Jun 11th 2007
32. Mitt Romney really touch at the heart of the matter(the reason for the Iraq war),he answer it the way the American people wish to understand.I like Mitts answer in that it covers both side of the coin instead of one sided to a confusing question.Mr Romneys answers really reflect his intellect of what is going on in the world and in the country,and it really prove the points that he is the right candidate to preside over the affairs of the Nation.Simply Yes or No doesn't really reflects someones ability to discern both side of multiples of issues that affect the country as a whole.One thing to look tough as a candidate but if he or she is not tough enough intellectually than we're in trouble as a country and as individual citizens and families.
KaM at 5:52PM on Jun 11th 2007