Republican Debate...yay?

Yesterday, was the first time all 10 declared Republican Candidates met for their first debate. Dubbed "the Republican Roundup at the Reagan Ranch," each candidate got to voice their opinion on each topic. However, the debate was NOT held at the Reagan Ranch, but the Reagan Library, which is about 100 miles away. Questions on social issues such as abortion, immigration, stem cell research, and the war were thrown around and some candidates stuck out on certain issues. John McCain for example was opposite of this opponents and was pro stem cell research. Roe v. Wade came up as well and the Terry Schiavo case in Florida as well. Every candidate had a different view on how the war was handled by President Bush. Guiliani said that the right decisions were made at the right time after 9/11. Mitt Romney spoke about the President's "character, passion, and love for the country." McCain said that he would have acted faster on certain issues and would have dismissed Rumsfeld a little sooner. "I would not have mismanaged the war,” McCain said. “And I would have vetoed spending bill after spending bill after pork-barrel project after pork-barrel project, in the tradition of President Reagan."


Provided by the NY Times