The Romney campaign is scrambling to do damage control on Romney’s speech at the high dollar, private fundraiser which was caught on tape. Ann Romney led the pushback in an interview with a local Fox station where she claimed Mitt was taken out of context. But you can now judge Mr. Romney’s remarks for yourself … Continue Reading →
Given their completely opposite reactions from the first moment of the Muslim protests in the Middle East, the choice between President Obama and Mitt Romney becomes ever more sharply clear with every passing day. Where President Obama wisely waited for reliable information to emerge from the chaos of the intial reports before making a statement, … Continue Reading →
A real leader doesn’t jump the gun and put countless lives in danger with careless bravado in responding to acts of aggression. A good president waits for reliable reports, considers the implications of his words, which will be closely parsed, and makes a measured statement. Mitt Romney did the exact opposite, immediately leaping to wild … Continue Reading →
Mitt Romney demonstrated his lack of foreign policy skill last night in a way that should disqualify him from the race. In a move reeking of political opportunism, Mitt Romney raced to publicly criticize our President’s response to a foreign crisis, even as our American ambassador was being murdered by a mob in Libya. Of … Continue Reading →
Saving the worst for last, where we got the clearest demonstration of his foreign policy style was Mitt Romney’s Israel stop, which was a disaster.
Mr. Romney’s European tour of glaring errors is finally over. It ended as it began, with a communications meltdown. Apparently, team Romney’s nerves were a bit frayed by the end of this fisaco and Romney’s press aide cursed out the press because they had the nerve to shout out questions as Romney was leaving an … Continue Reading →
Getting back to Mr. Romney’s disastrous foreign tour, the campaign’s excuse for Mitt’s poor performance in England was disturbing. Afterward, the campaign said that Mr. Romney had misspoken because he was tired and jet-lagged. “Even the Energizer Bunny needs new batteries once in a while,” said an adviser, speaking on the condition of anonymity to … Continue Reading →
Mitt Romney’s long planned European tour got off to a rocky start. Before he even boarded his private jet to the London Olympics he managed to insult the entire British population. The unfortunate Telegraph article quoting an unnamed Romney foreign policy advisor about Mitt’s special understanding of the special Anglo-Saxon relationship might have been forgiven. … Continue Reading →
In my ongoing series on the stupidity of austerity cuts to cure deficits, here’s a new analysis that once again proves the point. The lede says it all: Europe’s “no pain no gain” attitude to solving its sovereign crisis risks exacerbating the bloc’s problems, choking off the very growth needed to raise the money to … Continue Reading →