Conservative pundits line up to say Perry was an embarrassment in last night’s debate.

Feel like the Dems need to find a way to get that fella some debate coaching before he gets sent back to Austin.

During last night’s debate, Rick Perry’s campaign sent out an email to the press making this incredible claim: “Gov. Perry never said that Social Security was unconstitutional.”

Benjy Sarlin walks us through Perry’s rapid evolution from declaring Social Security unconstitutional to pretending he never said such a thing.

Our photographer Jeff Malet reminds me that Gary Johnson’s best laugh line from last night’s debate made it into our slideshow of the Top Ten Protest Signs of 2009.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) becomes the first Republican House Co-Sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill that would repeal DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act.

One of the big factors or mysteries of the GOP presidential primary context. Virtually all the polling data available says Mitt Romney is a substantially stronger candidate against President Obama than Rick Perry. But Republican voters don’t agree. They consistently say Perry is more likely to beat President Obama.

House Republicans tonight passed a government funding bill that pays for new disaster aid with partisan budget cuts. The bill now faces a very uncertain future in the Senate.

Candidates and surrogates react to gay soldier boos in post-debate spin room.

Did you miss the debate? Here’s the whole thing in 100 Seconds.

Those boos for the gay soldier who asked a question at tonight’s debate are coming up in questions in the post-debate ‘spin room’ down in Orlando. TPM’s Evan McMorris-Santoro is there and he’ll be bringing us more details.

Late Update: Huntsman condemns it.

Definitely the best moment of the debate: when Gov. Perry said he would make Herman Cain mate with Newt Gingrich.