McCain: “There’s a difference between a manager and a leader. I led the largest squadron in the United States Navy, not for profit, but for patriotism.” That’s a good attack against Romney, not denying that he has experience, but arguing that the presidency requires different skills than a CEO.

Thompson comes out and says the obvious – that all the talk of “change” is a reaction to Iowa, and that change is an inherent part of any election. “I think what is more important is leadership.”

Fred Thompson talks as if he’s polished off a tall glass of truth serum before he sat behind the desk tonight.

Rudy says that the Democrats would bring the wrong type of change.

I’m told by Campaign Spot reader Avrohom that Romney’s “you can’t help the wage earner by attacking the wage payer” is a paraphrase of comments by Abraham Lincoln and Rev. William J. H. Boetcker.

McCain mentions Reagan’s foreign policy experience from before he assumed the presidency.

“I know Musharraf. Pakistan was off the radar until this happened… I know how to handle Pakistan.”

Do you, Senator? Care to share it with us? I’m not trying to be snide, I’m saying that because Pakistan looks like a dangerous mess with no really great options.

Romney, on why he wasn’t more vocal about Iraq, mentions his trip there shortly after the invasion and his assessment of intelligence failures, and says, “I wasn’t looking at my shoes. I was running a state.”