9:02 PM: That was such a bad answer for Romney. Basically, Heck, I’m not going to release them now because then Obama’s going to totally go town on me.
9:04 PM: God, when did John King become an Aztec priest doing human ritual sacrifice. Live on TV.
9:05 PM: I feel like I need to read the transcript of what Mitt just said about his taxes but I think I’m going to need to get stoned first.
9:27 PM: I’m sort of amazed how on Gingrich has been in this debate. He’s made Romney look like a bystander. Except in the portion where Romney dominated the stage with his epic tax return release meltdown.
I think Newt Gingrich did very well tonight. I think he knows it. He’s right. I’ve heard a number of people say that Rick Santorum had a really strong debate too and even that he ‘won’ the debate. Indeed, Santorum was basically more on his game than I think I’ve ever heard him. He had a really good debate. I think Newt did better. But here’s the key: Gingrich is in a position to capitalize in a big way on a strong debate performance. I don’t think Santorum is. So it all comes down to a very strong performance by Newt — one I think will likely clinch a win for him on Saturday night, notwithstanding the tell-all interview coming later tonight. Read More
I didn’t know tonight would end with me watching video of President Obama singing Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’. But it did. Watch here.
Scientists stumble across monkeys in Indonesia long thought to be extinct and manage to capture rare photos of them.
Wow, fresh off President Obama’s performance last night of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together, a follower on Twitter sends me this earlier bootleg of President Obama singing Aretha Franklin. No really. After the jump … Read More
There are signs this morning that the Romney campaign is prepping supporters for a loss in South Carolina tomorrow night. The upside — or what people think is the upside — for Romney is his continuing strength nationally. Indeed, the big news of the last couple weeks was that Romney finally seemed to be breaking out of the sub-30 box he’d languished in for so long. But the latest polls show the national primary electorate just as fluid as it was. Frank Newport of Gallup — usually your classic hyper-cautious poll analyst — talked about Romney’s numbers “collapsing” nationwide. I’m not sure I would have used quite that word. But big picture, he’s right. Look at these numbers.
Speaker of the Kansas House apologizes for sending an emailing praying for Obama’s “days [to] be few and brief.”