[TheRealThing]

Tremendous debate tonight, with very little in the way filibustering. Even Kasich was tolerable tonight. And with Fiorina down in the second tier, that left only one candidate out of place. Jeb Bush.

It was hard for me to believe Jeb had the courage to take on Trump where it comes to trade with China. He actually cited the same old tired and failed measures of the past twenty years as evidence that he (Bush) was the consummate expert on trade with China. :please: I mean, if what we've been doing is so right, why is China handing us our financial rear ends? Later Bush actually tried to jump on Trump again with regard to immigration. If I'd have been Trump I would have landed on him like a 747 in recalling his assertion that violators of federal immigration laws are not committing crimes, they are guilty only of "acts of love." Really there Jeb? Neil Cavuto just interviewed Jeb and by all indications, he thinks he won the debate. :eyeroll:

Cruz was never the same after he tried to defend himself on the "New Yorker values" comment. Trump tap danced all over him on that one, recalling vividly the heroic acts of sacrifice and patriotism that characterized the people of New York as they met and prevailed against the awful acts of terror on 9/11. Cruz did some damage to himself tonight, though I do not believe he dealt himself a killing blow in any way. And I thought he handled Rubio very well BTW.