2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMitt Romney has a serious advantage over President Obama in Tonight's Debate
Mitt can criticize the President's Foreign Policy, but President Obama cannot reply in kind, unless one considers the Tour de Force that Mitt engaged-in with his little flyabout, where he managed to piss everyone off and make himself the laughingstock of Europe.
sinkingfeeling
(58,032 posts)Gin
(7,212 posts)Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)great success!! The issue is how to deal with Iran, Syria and Lybia. And Mitt Romney has NO plan! NONE!!
All he wants to do is go to war with Iran.
formercia
(18,479 posts)TexasCPA
(527 posts)It has been a success:
Bin Laden dead.
War in Iraq over.
Afghanistan is winding down.
liberal N proud
(61,203 posts)The only recent examples of his foreign relations is pissing off the people of the nations he visited in July.
smorkingapple
(827 posts)This is what the takeaway needs to be from the debate.. Folks need to be reminded of how safe we are in the homeland..
Cha
(320,534 posts)sheshe2
(98,429 posts)By opening his mouth tonite.He just loves sticking his foot in it.
bongbong
(5,436 posts)The war on Truth.
BainsBane
(57,779 posts)and his critique of Obama's is incoherent.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)formercia
(18,479 posts)because Mitt has none.
It's amazing how many people didn't pick up on it.
"Not replying in kind" = You have no Foreign Policy experience for me to criticize.
In Charm School, one learns to cut someone's Throat without them realizing it, until they try to turn their Head.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Actually, not a good idea, but it does illustrate the Obama advantage over Mitt, who has NOTHING!
formercia
(18,479 posts)..A well known Rovian tactic.
Cha
(320,534 posts)formercia
(18,479 posts)then say: If it wasn't for Jimmy Carter pardoning the Draft Dodgers, Mitt would probably still be hiding in that French Chateau.
RosedaleGuy
(89 posts)Obama should hammer Romney on this. After the Iraq fiasco we should be decreasing our military spending. Most Americans agree. Obama should make that argument.
Romney also criticized Obama every time he brought troops home. Obama needs to pain Romney as the hawkish Republican he is. Americans are tired of pointless expensive wars.
emulatorloo
(46,155 posts)RosedaleGuy
(89 posts)That's a good point. I've never heard it before. The DNC need to make that point. Romney wants to bring us back to cowboy diplomacy.
Cha
(320,534 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)rather than the Romney-Bush team
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)So, expect Romney to sound as unAmerican as he can tonight, because he will.
Nothing smells worse than a flatulent BS artist flapping his gums about shit he doesn't know anything about.
Romney has never had to answer a phone call at 3 AM like President Obama has done already several times.
Although it used to be said that "criticism ends at the water's edge" during a Presidential campaign, Romney does not believe in that kind of statesmanship.
As far as Romney is concerned, he doesn't care if he looks like an arrogant asshole tonight by breaking the debate rules -- the way he has through the entire primary season continuing to this day of his campaign -- as long as he still thinks he has a chance that he can win the election.
Mark my words, Mitt Romney will NEVER be the President of the United States.
Inuca
(8,945 posts)are very low expectations. Given the past, if he does not step in it too badly, the talking heads and wrting hands will consider it a "win"
formercia
(18,479 posts)How good can you have it and still lose?
GumboYaYa
(6,001 posts)no advantage for Romney...all Obama needs to do is remind people of what happened last time those fools took control.
formercia
(18,479 posts)...he brings in the same Chickenhawk Bush advisers that got us into the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, then tanked the Economy with Deregulation and Laissez-faire Capitalism.
Grammy23
(6,131 posts)ability to lie and then lie some more. He won't shy away from that tactic, especially if President Obama lets him get away with it. I am hoping that the Obama that showed up for Debate # 2 strolls onto the stage tonight with a gleam in his eye and a look that says, "Yes, Mitt, I am looking at YOU! And what you just said is not true." Then go on to explain what the TRUTH is. And never, ever back down to that asshole. Just keep your strong face on and never let him see you sweat!
TroyD
(4,551 posts)I haven't heard this mentioned in a debate yet.
Mitt is claiming to be different than Bush, so isn't it time to bring up the fact that something like 17 out of 24 of his advisers are Bush people?
formercia
(18,479 posts)..while Mitt acts as placeholder for Jeb in 2016.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,754 posts)Big Bird - alive.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)My friends in Australia can tell you that
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