MITT ROMNEY AT THE SECOND REAGAN LIBRARY DEBATE

National Review's Jim Geraghty: "When Romney takes his shots at
McCain, it's both strong and fair - he acknowledges that McCain has
some areas in which he's a conservative, but he takes several fair
shots - McCain Feingold; voting against the Bush tax cuts twice
(McCain noted earlier that he had voted to make them permanent)." (Jim
Geraghty, " How Rarely I Get To Write This: Romney Takes McCain To
School," National Review's The Campaign Spot,
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com, Posted 1/30/08)

· Geraghty: "I like that Romney says that the original version
of the McCain-Kennedy immigration legislation wasn't so bad, and that
it got worse as it moved through the process. It shows familiarity
with the legislative details." (Jim Geraghty, " How Rarely I Get To
Write This: Romney Takes McCain To School," National Review's The
Campaign Spot, http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com, Posted 1/30/08)

· Geraghty: "'Let me help you with the facts, Senator.' Wow.
Romney nails him for pointing out the study McCain is referring to in
his answer about job creation and loss includes his predecessor, Jane
Swift, who lost many jobs on her watch." (Jim Geraghty, " How Rarely I
Get To Write This: Romney Takes McCain To School," National Review's
The Campaign Spot, http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com, Posted
1/30/08)

· Geraghty: "Where the heck has this Romney been? He just
calmly and clearly took McCain to school." (Jim Geraghty, " How Rarely
I Get To Write This: Romney Takes McCain To School," National Review's
The Campaign Spot, http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com, Posted
1/30/08)

The American Spectator's John Tabin: "Romney corrects some of McCain's
facts – McCain confused Romney's lieutenant governor with his
predecessor, among other things. I think Romney won this exchange."
(John Tabin, "Romney Vs. McCain," The American Spectator Blog,
www.spectator.org, Posted 1/30/08)

CNN's Bill Schneider: "Romney's response scores big points with
conservatives – and with a lot of Americans who aren't conservative."
(Bill Schneider, "Big Points For Romney On Immigration," CNN's
Political Ticker, http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com, Posted
1/30/08)

· Schneider: "Romney is winning this big-time — McCain's
wrong. We already have timetables for everything in Iraq, whether we
stick to them or adjust them later on." (Bill Schneider, "Romney Has
McCain On The Ropes," CNN's Political Ticker Blog,
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com, Posted 1/30/08)

National Review's Mark Hemmingway: "Not that I needed anyone to tell
me the McCain-Lieberman cap-and-trade program is a bad idea, but
Romney's dissection of it was clear and compelling." (Mark Hemmingway,
"Not That I Needed Anyone," National Review's The Corner,
http://corner.nationalreview.com=, Posted 1/30/08)

Captains Quarters' Ed Morrissey: "Romney dominating near the close
-this debate is owned by Mitt." (Ed Morrissey, "Romney Dominating Near
The Close," Heading Right, http://headingright.com/, Posted 1/30/08)

· Morrissey: "Romney's Playing Ball Control. He's answering in
depth, and by doing so he gets more air time. He's using the format to
his advantage." (Ed Morrissey, "Romney Dominating Near The Close,"
Heading Right, http://headingright.com/,

Posted 1/30/08)

· Morrissey: "Romney is getting the best of this exchange …
Romney does a good job of keeping the tone even and factual while
scolding McCain for getting the data incorrect." (Ed Morrissey,
"Romney Is Getting The Best Of This Exchange," Heading Right Blog,
http://headingright.com/, Posted 1/30/07)

Commentary Magazine's John Podhoretz: "Mitt Romney is doing a great
job. Very commanding. He's far more substantive than McCain." (John
Podhoretz, "Mitt Romney," Commentary Magazine,
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/, Posted 1/30/08)

Ankle Biting Pundits' Bull Dog Pundit: "We're 45 minutes in and I'm
not going to go point by point, but I have to say that Romney is
hitting the notes he needs to." (Bull Dog Pundit, "GOP Debate," Ankle
Biting Pundits, http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/, Posted 1/30/08)

· Bull Dog Pundit: "Purely on substance Romney hit it exactly
right when he started talking about the need for entitlement reform.
When he said we have to 'change the deal' on Social Security and
Medicaid for people in their 40's I almost stood up and cheered. He
also did a great job of pointing out John McCain's conservative
apostasies." (Bull Dog Pundit, "GOP Debate," Ankle Biting Pundits,
http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/, Posted 1/30/08)

Heading Right's Douglas Gibbs: "Romney's expertise …and knowledge of
economics and facts is outshining his opponents." (Douglas Gibbs,
"Romney's Expertise," Heading Right Blog, http://headingright.com/,
Posted 1/30/07)

Heading Right's Faust Wertz: "Romney's answers are great … Clear, to
the point but explaining what needs to be explained, and he looks
comfortable." (Faust Wertz, "Romney's Answers Are Great,"
http://headingright.com/, Heading Right Blog, Posted 1/30/07)