Analysis from ABC News Political Director Amy Walter:
Losers:
Herman Cain: He didn’t have a 53-second brain freeze, but it was also clear that he was out of his element. His answers to questions on foreign policy were vague and showed a thin understanding of these issues.
9-9-9: This may be the first time at a Republican debate that the economic slogan didn’t get mentioned – not in German or Spanish and not by any of the candidates, including Herman Cain.
Journalists as Questioners: The debate was shown on CNN and was hosted by Wolf Blitzer. But every question came from a person associated with conservative think tanks American Enterprise Institute and Heritage Foundation, including from former Bush administration official Paul Wolfowitz and former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney David Addington.
Leon Panetta: Perry thinks he should resign in protest of President Obama’s declaration that he’ll veto any attempt at reducing the automatic cuts to the military budget
Winners: Newt: The new front-runner got to show his foreign policy chops and avoided any of the attacks that normally come with a rise in the polls. But will his position on amnesty for illegal immigration cause him some troubles among conservatives down the road?
“I don’t see how the party that says it’s the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. And I’m prepared to take the heat for saying let’s be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but by finding a way to create legality so that they are not separated from their families.”
President Obama: For the first time in a long time, the president didn’t take much oncoming fire from his GOP opponents.
{ABC News/Matzav.com Newscenter}
CNN behaved well during the debate, but fell allover themselves afterward trying to sink Gingrich on this comment. Any thinking person is not going to make a big deal of this comment, since it simply makes sense. If a person was an illegal immigrant 25 years ago, was not caught, and went on to build a life of honesty, productivity and contribution, they should not be forced to leave the country.
look at romney cant stick to one position
I personally think that there are three reasons why Rick Perry can’t win. 1) He looks like George Bush on steroids. 2) He forgets things. and 3) wait what’s the third one. I can’t remember. Wait. No that’s not it. I can’t. OOPS!
I realize why Michele Bachman’s has such a hard line stance against immigration. She wants to get the nomination, run against Obama. Have him deported because he is not a citizen
(you remember that birth certificate thing) and win the presidency by default! I think that is her only chance.
V’hoya H-shem L’melech al kol Ha’aretz= When will this day come!