Good, mature debate but I might be biased as I watched it sober 
Wallace was especially snarky!
I like how Fox started the debate addressing the big elephant not in the room Fred Thompson. It was a nice tone to start things off, got everyone laughing even if it was at the expense of Fred. Which is his own fault. Dick Morris is quite right; Fred should’ve declared on Monday or Tuesday and walked into this debate the star of the show. Instead, he took the easy route. Two words that emanate from that action: weak and listlessness.
All the candidates were fairly solid. They spoke passionately but also in a professional, serious manner. Except of course Ron Paul. Every time he talks about his policies, I get this sneaky suspicion he has a sandwich board hidden in his wardrobe that has “The End is Near” written on it!
Romney was the best of the bunch. When he was confronted with a passionate rebuking by a soldiers dad regarding an unfortunate misstatement of his; Mitt was a little shaken but he was contrite and to the point about it. He didn’t do that typical political pandering of “I’m going to say I’m sorry until I can get your vote right now” speechifying.
Also his answer on immigration was the best. No one else addressed “closing down the magnets” as Romney did when he talked with San Diego border patrol. An ICE officer at a lecture I attended said the same thing about the magnets. This is what I like best about Romney as a problem solver. He seems to have the philosophy that if you want to improve a bricklayers job, you go ask the bricklayer.
Romney, Rudy & McCain were the best in answering the last, most pertinent & sobering question about Iran. In fact, these three should remind our nation why, at this time in history, we need to keep a Republican in the White House.
