The Republican presidential contenders photo-op was anything but a debate. The bulk of the program was taken up asking Rick Perry how he would respond to each of the other candidates’ comments. Ron Paul was the only one I heard whose remarks energized the minds of viewers, at least until Michele  Bachmann interrupted the Perry love-fest by pointing out — in response to the issue of executive orders — that Perry, as Texas governor, had unilaterally ordered all young girls to be vaccinated with Merck’s drug, Gardasil. She went on to point out that Perry’s former chief-of-staff had been a lobbyist for … Continue reading The Debate That Wasn’t