Times: Perry Had Best Debate Effort

Whew. Can you have a debate in which nobody wins? The seven Republican presidential candidates on the stage during the CNN debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday slapped, swatted, slashed, jabbed, picked and poked at each other for two hours.  As might be expected, most of them emerged bloodier and more ragged than when they walked in. But then, these things are contests—largely political sporting events. So if a winner must be crowned, make it Rick Perry , who showed some fire in his willingness to go toe-to-toe with Mitt Romney , whose aura of inevitability waxed and waned during the debate. Perry was just about the only candidate who has reason to smile today/ Los Angeles Times . More here. (AP photo: Mitt Romney, left, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at Republican presidential debate Tuesday in Las Vegas.)

Question: Any of you watch the debate? How did you rate the performances?