Fox News Angles for Rabid GOP Debate

Giuliani and the rest of the field rehashed territory about border security. Fox News put some new twists on immigration and asked former Gov. Mike Huckabee about a comment he made regarding racism and immigration.

Huckabee responded well. He said that clearly people are frustrated over the government's lack of action but that that doesn't call for a mean-spirited attack on people who simply want to enjoy the life and liberty offered in America. I like his use of "mean-spirited" vs. parroting the term "racist."

Fox News then segued into family-values territory by asking whether Sen. Larry Craig (R., Idaho) should resign following his guilty plea for an incident in a Minneapolis bathroom. They all agreed he should resign.

The debate moved on to more controversial topics. Fox News continued to lead with questions where one candidate attacked another. The moderator brought up McCain's recent statement that Giuliani being mayor of New York City on 9/11 didn't make him a foreign policy expert. McCain didn't follow up on the attack but did make it clear he had military experience and that Giuliani and Romney do not.

Giuliani chose to dodge the remark. He responded that he was running on his record as mayor and how he turned around a city in dire straits. I guess the bull market on Wall Street had nothing to do with that. But there was definitely no mention of what being mayor has to do with foreign affairs.