Okay, we’re here for the official “economy” debate hosted by CNBC.
8:04 PM: Not sure the ‘putting stuff in the caboose’ metaphor is one that works for Herman Cain at this point.
8:07 PM: Romney seems focused on shooting down the non-existent push for the US to create a new TARP program for Italian debt.
8:08 PM: How did they let Jim Cramer be involved in moderating a debate?
8:11 PM: I’m actually surprised how incoherent the candidates are in response to the situation in Italy.
8:13 PM: What Romney just said about the auto bailout really didn’t make sense. Too incoherent. It was a managed bankruptcy which is what Mitt wanted to do all along only it was a government bankruptcy which was awful. It’s like the threading the needle on health care reform.
8:21 PM: Cain: The American people deserve better than for you to answer this question … I think Cain just said that for every woman who says he harassed them there are thousands of women who say he didn’t harass them. Hmmm.
8:25 PM: There’s something odd and kind of off-kilter about this debate. And I’ve had a hard time putting my finger on it. And it’s funny because you’d think that in a time of terrible economic plight, the out of power party would go to town on economics. But I think what it is is that the candidates know that they need to be able to get their facts right on macro-economics. And they’re just not getting questions they feel they can dig into.
