Ho Hum. So Trump didn't appear after all. And Megyn Kelly began by asking "about the elephant that is not in the room." Ted Cruz responded with a well-crafted reply that got the intended laugh.
I sort of half-watched the debate while doing some other things. Lots of noise and misstatements. Cruz still doesn't seem to understand what "carpet-bombing" means, citing the 1991 GHW Bush bombing of Baghdad as an example. But, in fact, the New York Times at the time praised it for its "precision-guided bombs and missiles," which is the exact opposite of carpet-bombing.
Rubio yelled a lot about Obama, and said, in effect, that he would tear up the Iranian nuclear agreement on day one, even if it is working. Christie lied a lot. And Jeb Bush was . . . bumbling Jeb was also there.
Cruz was asked what he would do about the people who would lose health insurance, since he has vowed to end Obamacare. He bloviated about how bad Obamacare is, told several lies in the process, and then reveled that he has no comprehensive plan to replace it.
John Kasich did his usual thing. Rand Paul made one good point and another silly one. And Ben Carson recited the Preamble to the Constitution as his closing remarks.
But enough about the ones who showed up. What about Trump? He claims that Fox News called today to apologize and beg him to join the debate. Fox's Roger Ailes says Trump offered to come if Fox would donate $5 million to his (Trump's) charities. Ailes refused. Trump says he "can't be bought." Did this spat end in a tie of lies?
This is what the Republican Party has devolved into?
Ralph
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