8:21 PM: That first foray into the economic crisis was about as shallow and ineffectual a discussion of how to achieve economic recovery as I’ve seen so far in this campaign. But they’ve already moved on to … prostate cancer exams. Really.

8:24 PM: Hard to believe Democrats are training their oppo research sights on Herman Cain. But Cain’s polling too well to ignore him any longer.

8:29 PM: Here goes Mitt being reasonable again. He’s not willing to say the financial bailout was a catastrophic mistake that ended America as we know it.

8:30 PM: Waiting for Mitt to get in some jabs at the surging Cain. Nothing yet.

8:31 PM: Newt: I’d jail Greece, too.

8:33 PM: While they take a break, a Ron Paul retrospective.

Pressed by Charlie Rose for his specific plan for economic recovery, Rick Perry parried: “Mitt’s had six years to be working on a plan. I’ve had about eight weeks.”