Everyone thinks so:
The kids at The Corner, Mark Levin, Rich Lowery , Peter Robinson
Riehl World View also has a good rundown of media reactions calling it for Fred.
The Weekly Standard has the “Best of” debate awards.
My favorite moment didn’t actually involve Fred(!).
It was Giuliani’s comment about “chaaaange”:
MAYOR GIULIANI: “Well, I guess the first point I wanted to make on what they were talking about is that the kind of change that the Democrats want to bring about is to take the change out of your pocket.
That’s basically — basically, change is either good or bad. And when you just say change, if the change that you’re talking about is raising taxes, if the change that you’re talking about is pulling out of Iraq precipitously, if the change that you’re talking about is socialized medicine, these are definitely changes, but they’re changes in the wrong direction.
So I think people have to focus a little bit more carefully on, what is it that we’re promising? And what are we trying to do? Now, if the change is in the direction of lower taxes, less spending, giving parents choice over education, energy independence, these are things that are going to make a brighter future and a better America. But just the word change doesn’t connote good or bad. You’ve got to get one step beyond that and start looking at the changes.”
AMEN! Finally, someone says the obvious.
Thank you for serving up that generous serving of common sense, Rudy.
UPDATE:
Drudge is reporting:
Fox News Channel South Carolina GOP Debate Garners 3.6 million viewers... Network's highest rated debate of the season...
Excellent news for Fred!
January, 11, 2008 at 10:59 am
[...] whatever, Joe…you’re in the minority, though [...]
January, 11, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Dean Barnett of The Weekly Standard isn’t on board/a> with everybody else:
Although fewer people watched this evening’s festivities, tonight was even bigger for Huckabee. For the first time, it was not only possible but easy to imagine Mike Huckabee as the leader of 300 million people. He combined this new-found authority with his old standbys of off-the-charts likability and a deft way of tapping into aspirational politics.
January, 11, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I’ll tell you what, I listened to the second half while I was in the car. Huckabee hit that religion question out of the park, and seemed to get the most applause from the crowd. I was thinking that he was going to walk away with it. I saw a rebroadcast later, and got to hear more of the Fred quips.
Huck’s a very likable guy…and unlike Bush, he has the gift of gab. He’s very articulate, and can think on his feet. But he’s a huckster, dammit.
January, 12, 2008 at 11:28 am
You know who really looked good in all of this? Mitt Romney!
January, 12, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Was anybody else frustrated with that focus group that Fox was interviewing afterwards?
They drove me crazy.
Their mantra being it’s just too late now. Too late for Fred.
January, 12, 2008 at 8:48 pm
MITT! MITTEDY MITT MITT MITT!
January, 12, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Hugh, thanks for visiting….twice in one day! I’m honored.