Last night was the CNN/Youtube Republican Debate, and to be honest, I didn’t watch any of it. I find political debates boring and besides, Shrek the Halls and How the Grinch Stole Christmas were on last night as well, so it goes to figure that the TV’s in our house were tuned in to those instead (Shrek the Halls was really cute and the girls like it a lot).

I have however, heard all the scuttle about the debate and I’ve caught a few of the clips on line so far and I think Huckabee came out smelling like roses last night in the debate (an overnight poll in Iowa has him as the current GOP frontrunner by 3 points!!). I think the highlight for him came when he said that the first area to go would be the IRS. Romney and Guliani traded punches most of the night between the two of them and McCaine came out pretty strong as well. Really, from what I can see, only two candidates did poorly in the debate and thats Thompson (who’s been such as disappointment all season long) and Paul (who looks to be gearing up for a third party bid when his GOP nomination falls flat).

I like the idea behind the Youtube debates as I think it brings in more of a national feel to the debates then previously achieved and it helps introduce some questions from outside the box. Its nice and refreshing. I just wish they’d find a better time to broadcast them…

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