Dem Debate Live Blog and Open Thread

(NOTE: Joe and I are both blogging in this thread.)

Good God, what is this, a cross between Miss America and the Price is Right? Senator Clinton, come on down!!!!!

Holy cow, this is actually interesting. Hillary and Obama getting into it on health care. My God, it's an actual debate. Oh, never mind - Wolf Blitzer just killed the discussion, the first time we've had a real debate in the debates. Sigh.

Hillary is making faces, she needs to watch that.

And for the love of God, please CNN, let the candidates duke it out. The last thing we need is to stop the fighting and let the smaller candidates jump in. I'm sorry, but America needs to know how Hillary differs from Obama from Edwards, let them duke it out.

Wolf keeps saying the candidates are going to have plenty of time. 1) we really want to hear from the leading candidates the most; 2) stop the damn applause and heckling; and 3) CNN wasted 8 minutes doing nothing at the beginning.

Note to the audience at UNLV: Heckling candidates with whom you don't agree something we expect from Republicans -- not Democrats. Shut up.

"Is that a planted question?" Good one.

How did drivers licenses for illegal immigrants become the dominant issue in the Democratic nomination process? This is one of those stupid distractions that the media LOVES....they can't get enough of this issue.

Richardson thinks human rights trumps national security. Hmmm.....