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30 Jan 2008 08:02 pm

08:15: Romney asked about McCain following "liberal Democratic" course... doesn't he have a "mainstream conservative record?" -- Romney admits McCain is a good Republican. A number of instances, though: "opposed to drilling in ANWR -- (YAY -- ALASKA CAUCUSES) - co-author of McCain Feingold.. :"which took a whack at the first amendment and hurt our party..." -- author or amnesty bills, etc.

08:16: Romney: "If you get endorsed by the New York Times, then you're probably not a conservative." McCain points out that both Mass papers including the Herald (which, to be fair, HATED Romney), endorsed McCain.... McCain goes into litany about Romney's Mass's. record....

08:18: Romney wants to help McCain "will the facts." Corrects McCain about his misstatement about his LG. (McCain said Romney's LT G. endorsed McCain...) -- Romney: "During my term in office, we added jobs..." Romney acknowledges raising fees... but not as much as McCain had said.

08:20: Debating Massachusetts... kind of like we were doing one year ago. What happened to 2007?

08:07: Jim Vande Hei -- as in HIGH -- not HAY, as in ...uh, RAY, Anderson Cooper!!

08:09: "I'm not running on President Bush's record" -- Romney, refusing to defend Bush's record, touts his record as Massachusetts's governor.

08:10: McCain says you can "argue" that "Americans are better pretty much overall," but "things are tough right now..." "Americans are uncertain about the economy....as we see the stock market bounce up and down..."

08:11 -- McCain brings up the Bush tax cuts... is not pressed on his original no vote.... "But I'm trying to emphasize, Anderson, is that we're in a very serious challenge right now, and..."

08:13 -- Ron Paul's in this debate?

Comments (1)

8:13 Ron Paul's in this debate?
Get used to it; seeing as he's the only one with the money and support to go all the way and the only true Conservative Republican deserving of the nomination. He has won more straw polls and received more military donations than any other candidate. He is the only candidate with a record that backs up everything he says. He is the only candidate with a true plan for the economy. www.ronpaul2008.com How do you think he has done so well with so little media coverage? His message of freedom and integrity.


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