"So the Republican presidential contender, eager to show off more than gubernatorial experience, travels overseas to bolster his foreign policy credentials. Then, in a TV interview, he blurts out a shockingly ill-considered, if undeniably true, observation that snowballs until the poor guy collapses into an international punch line."
As noted in an earlier blog entry (http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.com/2012/07/david-brooks-olympic-contradiction.html), given the Olympic Committee's refusal to observe a moment of silence for the Israeli athletes slain during the 1972 Munich games, I couldn't care less about Romney's remarks or whether Londoners were miffed. I am far more concerned by the refusal of White House Press Secretary Jay Carney to identify the location of Israel's capital (see: http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.com/2012/07/ap-warm-reception-expected-as-romney.html).
Dowd concludes her opinion piece by observing:
"But if we’re going to have someone who’s removed, always struggling to connect and emote, why not stick with the president we already have?
Better the android you know than the android you don’t know."
Well, I would be inclined to agree with Dowd were it not for the disintegration of America's economy. I'm not looking for an emotional bond with the president.
Yeah, I know: We don't have a clue what Romney is proposing to remedy America's economic malaise, but it simply couldn't possibly get worse under Mitt . . . I hope.
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