Some quick thoughts on last night's debate —

As with the first GOP debate, I think Huckabee probably gained the most — especially when he took that cheap shot at John Edwards. I mean, really now. Haven't we heard enough about the guy's hair?

And, sure, the audience cheered when Giuliani rebuked Ron Paul for having the temerity to suggest that, you know, maybe the terrorists were angry with us for some reason before they went and flew a couple planes into the World Trade Center. But if that really helped Giuliani, how come in all the online polls on MSNBC and Fox, the voters declared Ron Paul the winner of the debate?

I don't think that cachet will stick — Paul's a bit of a loon, and his libertarian ideas (especially the civil libertarian ones that will gain the approval of a lot of liberals) will sink him once GOP primary voters learn more about the guy. But for now, Ron Paul is the GOP's Mike Gravel. He's that crazy guy that makes the debates worth watching.

All in all, I think Giuliani didn't help himself with his outburst. Sadly for Giuliani, like McCain, his time has past. I think we'll see a serious upswing in Mitt Romney's percentages as the months wear on. One interesting note on this — campaign season has officially begun here in South Florida. This morning, I saw my first presidential campaign commercial. It was for Romney. After the usual platitudes about eviscerating taxes (like GOP donors need any more money in their pockets), the commercial ended with Romney saying "I can't wait to get my hands on Washington." There was a certain gleam in his eye as he said this that freaked me the hell out.