Republican Debate Night (Tea�Party�Express�edition)

Apparently, the big issue in tonight's Tea Party Express-sponsored Republican primary debate (8PM on CNN) is Social Security, and whether or not Rick Perry made a mistake by calling it a Ponzi scheme.

The weird thing about this is that it's Mitt Romney who's making the anti-Perry argument. Why's that weird? Because Mitt Romney himself made the case that the Social Security system is defrauding the public. Here's the relevant section from his campaign book:

Aside from their rhetoric (Perry's is certainly more bombastic than Romney's), both candidates actually have a pretty similar position on Social Security. They both say Social Security is facing a dire fiscal crisis (it isn't) and that will require major changes to avoid that crisis (also not true). And neither one of them have said what they plan to do. Perhaps one or both of them will go into more detail tonight.

In other news, Perry remains atop the field in CNN's latest poll. He won the endorsement of Louisiana Governor Kenneth the Page while Romney won the backing of former Obamneycare critic Tim "T-Blah" Pawlenty.

I figure it's best to wait to analyze the debate until it's over, but I'm eager to see how Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann handle themselves, and I wonder if Rick Santorum will once again wear a pink tie. I hope Herman Cain goes 9-9-9 on his opponents and would love to see if Newt Gingrich can explain why Jon Huntsman is even bothering.

As usual, we'll be blogging throughout the debate and hosting a discussion right here at Daily Kos. So we'll see you at 8PM ET for the return of Rick Perry and the Seven Bores.

Source: http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/ceOTLMw6zdw/-Republican-Debate-Night-(Tea Party Express edition)

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