COMMENTARY | Were still months away from the first primary voting, and the GOP has already seen the seventh Republican debate. Voters hoping for concrete policy debates or solid economic proposals once again didn't hear any, except for Herman Cain's desperate search for relevancy he termed "999." Here's a look a three things that stood out. If you don't have Bloomberg TV or didn't watch, here's a look at three things that stood out.
Cain's proposal likened to pizza price, Satan
Like in previous debates, where any candidate perceived to be moving up has open season declared upon them, Cain's plan was a main focus for attack. The best line of the night in that regard went to Jon Huntsman.
"I thought it was the price of a pizza," Hunstman quipped about "999." Attempting not to be outdone, Michele Bachmann sent out a dog whistle statement to the evangelicals who make up what's left of her potential constituency.
"The '999' plan isn't a jobs plan, it's a tax plan. When you take the 999 plan and turn it upside down, I think the devil is in the details," Bachmann said. She's referencing the mythology surrounding the number 666 and the Anti-Christ. At least Huntsman's crack was funny.
Jobs plan nowhere to be seen
If voters tuned in hoping to see a jobs plan proposal to compete with that coming from President Obama, they chose the wrong program. Even many Republican primary voters want more from the candidates than the same attacks on Obama over and over with nothing offered in response. Cain's proposal isn't a real option any more than the extreme ideas of Ron Paul.
Cain asked Romney if he could name the 59 points in Romney's economic plan and Perry said his proposals will be coming later. The candidates can only hide behind rhetoric for so long, and to keep having debates puts more pressure on them to actually come up with something.
Romney, Huntsman sense the mood
"I'm not worried about rich people. They're doing just fine," Romney said. Is he opening a window to ending the Bush tax cuts for the rich? If Romney is anything, he's an opportunist. That's clearly demonstrated in his business experience as well as his campaign so far. There's no principle he's not willing to moderate or abandon according to which way the political winds are blowing.
Huntsman talked about ending corporate welfare. The notion that economic injustice is purely something the Democratic Party can speak about is coming to an end. More Republicans without jobs are realizing they are as much under siege from corporate power as unemployed liberals are.
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