Debating McCain on waterboarding is something I would never want to do.

McCain’s Jack Bauer line was a good line — and he, as Romney said, has creds that no one else on the stage can compete with on this — but it also was unMcCainlike in the sense that it cheapened the conversation, something John McCain has been above on so many issues here tonight and in the other debates. Romney wasn’t talking CTU talk. He gave a reasoned, respectful response to McCain. McCain is above the 24 line.