Carly Fiorina Demonstrates Loyalty to Her Talking Points, Facts Be Damned

what eye thynk:  I thought Tuesday's debate was full of soft ball questions, designed to make the candidates look good.  There were some minor fireworks, but it seemed like the fizzles outnumbered any real display of color.  Basically, it was a summary of the same talking points the candidates have been spouting for weeks at every campaign stop.

My favorite moment was when Carly Fiorina demonstrated either that she is completely incapable of keeping a list of figures in her head or that she is the quintessential Republican--fact adverse and proud of it.

Gerald Baker:  "Now, in seven years under President Obama, the U.S. has added an average of 107,000 jobs a month.  Under President Clinton, the economy added about 240,000 jobs a month.  Under George w. Bush, it was only 13,000 a month.  If you win the nomination, you'll probably be facing a Democrat named Clinton.  How are you going to respond to the claim that Democratic presidents are better at creating jobs than Republicans?"

Carly Fiorina:  "Well, first of all, I must say as I think about that question, I think about a woman I met the other day.  I would guess she was 40 years old.  She had several children... And she is going to bed afraid for her children's future.  And the reason she's afraid for her children's future is because we've had problems for a long time.  Yes, problems have gotten much worse under Democrats."

Uh huh.