I watched three minutes of last night’s Republican Presidential candidates’ debate on the Fox News Channel. That was enough for me.

Of course I wanted to see whether The Man, Donald Trump, would appear on stage. He did not. I figured it would be worth my time to see what the other candidates had to say in his absence, so I stuck with it for another two and a half minutes. The first speaker, Senator Ted Cruz, began with a crack about Donald Trump. The second speaker, Senator Mark Rubio, began with a crack about Donald Trump.

Owning the stage when you’re not even there. That’s a winner.