Pubs Debate in Spanish

Ok, so in English but with Spanish voice dubbing, real-time interpretation, and it was broadcast only on Univision. We watched it to see what they would have to say...and not surprising, Tom Tancredo declined the invitation to debate. We didn't really miss him, quite frankly.

Like every debate there were many direct questions asked, very few directly answered.
We were least impressed with Mitt Romney, and it had nothing to do with the fact that he's Mormon. (I know that is what throws a lot of mainstream evangelicals.) It had to do with the fact that he did not answer a single question asked of him. He used it as a platform to defend a) the fence on the border; b) the fact that he didn't dismiss the undocumented Guatemalan workers doing landscaping work at his house until recently, though they had been working there for quite some time; and c) the war in Iraq. Dude, nobody asked you about the Guatemalans!

We were most impressed with John McCain, as we (or at least I) have been for some time. He seems to be forward-thinking, reasonable, and moderate. And, he actually answers the dang questions. He realizes that people need healthcare and until healthcare is affordable, we are going to keep having the same problems over and over again with insurance. He realizes that a border fence is only part of the solution to the immigration issue. He sees that these are real human beings that are affected by this issue. He's willing to admit that Congress failed to pass realistic immigration reform this year. (what?! A member of Congress willing to admit that?!) I respect his opinion on the war even if I don't fully agree with it because he too fought in a very unpopular war and was a POW.

We liked hearing more about Mike Huckabee. He's kinda come out of nowhere and seems to have some pretty moderate views for a Southern Baptist minister! Dang, if he would support the immigration reform brought up earlier this year, he'd have my vote in a heartbeat.

Fred Thompson does seems to be an 'aw, shucks' kind of candidate, and I agree with those who say he doesn't seem like he's taking it seriously. (Possum!)

Views on Giuliani, Hunter, and Paul didn't really change much.

(P.S. Dems have already debated on Univision. We found out after the fact, hence no commentary.)

Link to the story.
Ah, and we have almost a year of this left.