and largely on the sideline. pawlenty tried to engage him to prove he wasn t the pushover her looked like at the last debate. obamacare was patterned after mitt s plan in massachusetts. and for mitt or anyone else to say that there are unsubstantial similarities or not essentially the same plan, it just is incredible. i think i like tim s answer the last debate better. things actually got more heated for romney earlier in the day when he talk down a democratic protester at the iowa state fair. hang on a second and you-doctor. hold on a second. i m not going to raise taxes. that s my answer. i m not going to raise taxes. and if you want someone that can raise taxes you can vote for barack obama. how good does romney campaign feel about that moment? they re now e-mailing it around in a fund-raising e-mail calling it their iowa moment.