Crist-Rubio amateur theater criticism

This passage from the New York Times report on yesterday's Crist-Rubio debate is a case study in why I avoid debate commentary:

[Crist] looked most frustrated, frowning noticeably and complaining, when the Fox News moderator, Chris Wallace, cut him off from talking about his mixed record on taxes. Mr. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, looked most flummoxed on the issue of immigration, when Mr. Wallace said he had taken a tougher line as a Senate candidate than as speaker of the Florida House.

Nothing says hard news like interpretations of facial expressions!

Comments

[David]

Interesting race. A popular Governor is being trounced by a relative unknown in the primary. Apparently the key was Gov. Crist's support for the Stimulus bill.

I think this shows that opposition to Dem spending will be key in Rep primaries. Whether that will carry over to the general election is another story. But, it seems that fiscally liberal Reps will disappear, as they will not be able to win primary contests.

[Howard Craft]

I like the plan that Republican Rep Paul Ryan has been promoting - it includes tax reform, universal heath care and limiting entitlements.

www.house.gov/ryan/roadmap