McCain hits out of control spending. Pledges to veto pork-barrel. Says he voted against the tax cut because there was nothing in place to control spending.

Temporary interruption during Brownback’s answer, saying he took the no-tax-increase pledge…

I return just in time for a Romney hit on Edwards’ haircut.

Huckabee defends the Fair Tax, says Bush’s tax advisers. Drug dealers, prostitutes, everyone has to pay. Is “tax the prostitutes” a winning rallying cry?

Who’s laughing as Chris Wallace talks about Ron Paul’s plan to get rid of the CIA?

Ron Paul: We spent $40 billion before 9/11. It’s the inefficiency of the bureaucracy that is the problem. We need to have intelligent

Carl Cameron is finally eating! He has a brownie. And it’s doing a heck of a job.

A polisci major asks a question of Rudy about leading by example on family values.

Rudy: Somebody’s family life is something you look into to judge someone’s performance in office. I have thirty years in public service. Quite obviously, if you look at my career, I’ve accomplished things while having problems in my personal life – I don’t think they’re terribly different from some people in this country. (Yes, Bill Clinton, for one.) Any issues in my private life don’t affect my public performance.

Wow – powerful ad from the pro-surge group.

Brit Hume is back with another scenario out of 24, this one dealing with Iran’s nuclear program.

Ron Paul: President doesn’t have authority to go to war. He goes to Congress. Cites Cuban Missile Congress. “We should back off. We should be talking to Iran by now.”

Gathering my wrapup thoughts…