CNN/Youtube Debate

Stephen Green from VodkaPundit has a quality roundup from the Republican debate last night. Also, Christopher Beam at Slate live-blogged the event.

I watched most of the debate, and found that the Youtube questioners were generally pretty good; despite the fact that at least one was apparently planted by Hillary.

I thought McCain had a good night; he was strong on the war, and is the only candidate who can really address the torture issue. Romney looked like he would run away with it until he stumbled (badly) on the "is the bible the word of God" question; also, Guiliani accused him of hiring illegal immigrants to work at the Massachusetts governor's mansion. Ron Paul's position on the war (he wants us out) has become untenable given the current picture in Iraq; he looked pretty silly trying to defend his stance last night. Mike Huckabee looked as slick as a Southern Baptist preacher. Guiliani seemed to simply hold serve, despite the revelation during the debate that he cost the state of New York tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses while pursuing an extramarital affair.