So Romney's not exactly basking in the glow of his dominating performance in the Wyoming caucuses... are people ready to give up the fantasy that the Michigan Democratic Primary is going to be the undoing of the Obama and Edwards campaigns?

Once again the only Republican to make a sane statement about terrorism gets ganged up on for it.

I suppose Huckabee made a semi-sane statement about Bush's foreign policy some time ago and is getting bashed for it, but now he's backing away from it as fast as he can.

I am thoroughly unimpressed with Mitt Romney.  What a zero.  How did this guy get elected Gov of Mass let alone become the front runner for the R nomination?  

I don't agree with Huckabee on much but he is far more impressive than Romney.  

OK Huck, McCain just recited that 13 minutes ago

I enjoyed the spectacle of the Republican candidates (other than Ron Paul) tying the George W. Bush foreign policy albatross ever more firmly around their collective necks.

Romney is not looking good. He had to do well tonight.

Thompson is acting so arrogant with respect to Romney and Paul

I was surprised to see the Citgo ad with Joe Kennedy about selling discounted Venezuelan heating oil to poor people. That should put the wingnuts watching into a frenzy.

Gosh, these Repubs are at each other's throats.

Did Huckabee just endorse Obama? Jesus.

maybe youll care to show us how the press room actively works against hillary in the press room.
I was there in 2000 when they BOOED Gore when he dared to question their fave that year, Bradley.

Bet there will be plenty of groining tonight when she dares to disagree with their "pet" Obama.

Hope you will share those moments.

Wow.

In the spin room -

The ABC pretty talking head has just informed me that Rudy Guiliani mentioned 9/11 several times.  

I'm as shocked as she is.

Although I was flipping back and forth between the Repub debate and the Seahawks/Redskins game, from what I saw, Fred Thompson was actually the winner.  He won because he was the only one there who could credibly unite the economic, social, and foreign policy conservatives.  I agree that makes him that much more vulnerable to the Bush albatross come November, but vis a vis winning the nomination, Thompson helped himself.  Too little, too late?  Probably, which means this debate may put the Repubs in an even BIGGER mess.

McCain was the secondary winner, though the one glove Romney landed on him was the Z-Visa exchange.  Huckabee picked the wrong time to do his John Edwards imitation (bashing special interests); he just reminded the supply-side neocons why they hate him.  Nothing new from Giuliani, except for getting his butt kicked on sanctuary cities by Thompson.  Romney is the consummate empty suit, with a bit of flopping, beached fish thrown in for good measure.  Mitty was the clear loser.  Paul is in his own space-time continuum, so what can I say?

The Repub mess is this: Rudy and Mitt have money but no momentum.  McCain and Huckabee have momentum but no money.  Thompson doesn't have whole lot of either, and then there's Paul.  Where the hell do they go from here????  That level of confusion, combined with the miserable Bush/Republican party poll ratings, should be a source of encouragement for us all.