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AP Photo/Chris Carlson Republican presidential candidate, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, right, leads fellow candidates Scott Walker, second from right, Jeb Bush, center, and Donald Trump as they take the stage prior to the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, California. I f there were anything to be learned from Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, it was that three hours is far too long for such a program—especially when the questions asked of the 11 candidates are as uninspired as those asked by CNN host Jake Tapper. While Tapper, with an occasional assist from his colleague Dana Bash and radio host Hugh Hewitt, did hit the hot buttons—Planned Parenthood funding, immigration, Iran, same-sex marriage, Donald Trump’s remarks about Carly Fiorina’s face—the questions read more like a greatest hits list of GOP bloviation points than prompts for serious discussions of issues...
