Tonight's GOP Presidential debate is a critical test, not only for the candidates, but for the mainstream media. After a series of ambush questions, sucker punches, and low blows in prior debates, we are being assured that finally sanity will restored and the American voting public will be treated to the fair, substantive questions and reasoned answers that we deserve.

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus characterized the new approach as follows:

"We took action this week to take ownership of the primary debates," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus told his members ... "Our candidates deserve a fair hearing. Our voters deserve a real debate. And the liberal media doesn't deserve to be in the driver's seat."

However, that confident, take charge statement was released by Priebus in May of 2014, so we'll keep our fingers crossed about tonight, but won't be holding our breath.