Two things emerged from the GOP Debate last night:

1. Romney is a for real candidate who may make more of a stir than I first thought; and
2. Giuliani will never make it through a GOP primary - mark it down.

Mr. Giuliani seemed unsure at first, and was badly lit, or badly made up since he had the same lighting as everyone else. He did not make a strong impression until he spoke on abortion, and then it was a bad one. He seemed to support overturning Roe v. Wade and also not overturning it. Whatever. He shouldn’t be surprised by such questions, and should have enough respect to have thought it through. His New York riff seemed tired. His problem is the same as Hillary Clinton’s. Both of them do well by themselves. Both seem diminished when standing and vying with others. They are solo acts.

Just an aside - Peggy Noonan is still one of the best writers in the main stream media.