Who knew it was Ladies’ Night in Boca Raton? Governor Mitt Romney tried to woo the female vote Monday night at the final presidential debate by playing the guy next door. It was too late and too forced.
This was not Romney the tough guy, pounding his fist to protect America as he often did during the primaries. His stinging criticism of the president was that he hasn’t spent enough effort on women’s empowerment in the Middle East. His “red line” policy on Iran was tempered, as he focused on diplomacy and sanctions more than preemptive strikes. Romney even ruled out the possibility of military intervention in Syria, far more peacenik than Obama. In appealing to a less-violent foreign policy, Romney repeated twice that “we can’t kill our way out of this mess.”
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I also liked when Obama pointed out that Romney is trying to sell the foreign policies of the 1980's, the social policies of the 1950's and the economic policies of the 1920's. It was rehearsed, but I still did a fist pump in the air, "Yes!"
You never put Democrats in-charge of foreign policy and national defense. And you should understand 'why' by now, even despite the press covering for Obama's every mistake the past three years.
Romney repeated twice that “we can’t kill our way out of this mess.” What's he gonna do with the trillion dollars in weapons he wants?
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Indeed. And let's wish him a glorious ride into the sunset atop Ann's didn't-win horse Ralfalca waving bayonet affixed to ancient rifle while declaring "I'll never do this again. NEVER!" How appropriate. After all, that's what Ann said that he'd never run again if defeated.
3 very good debates I especially liked the post debate time the two candidates spent with each other last night, great too see. I would love to see the two "leaders" of their parties push more towards the middle and cut down on the crazy partisan talk. And even go further by condemning some of it. Id say the debates went Romney, Obama and Draw---With Romney the overall winner by far as we have seen in the polls because he has shown himself to be compentent and a legitimate contender for the office. Good quality, lots of substance rarely going to far into the rough on civility, not counting the VP debate. Both men come off as reasoned and thoughtful.
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Hey, Juliette. Just yesterday, your column asked" It the Foreign Policy Debate IRRELEVANT? It seems that Mitt read the your column yesterday, and took your advice. So what's wrong with that?--However, your fellow columnists apparently DISAGREE with your column. They think that Obama's role as Commander in Chief IS important...If so, then they also mean that the Obama administrations' complete failure to protect the Benghazi consolate in Libya, allowing 4 Americans to needlessly die in a terrorist attack (on 9/11 no less) is ALSO very important. If Barack Obama is claiming credit as being the Commander in Chief, then he also receives credit as being the worst Commander in Chief ever for engaging in the deceitful COVERUP of the Libya events by continuously blaming The Video.
Don't you remember in the 2nd. debate both Obama & Moderator Candy Crowley claimed that Obama told the press corp in the Rose Garden (9/12) Benghazi attack was a 'terrorist attack?'
Crowley inisisted that Gov.Mitt Romney,'move-on' and Obama did his sly smirking - knowling that he made a whopping lie , and the Moderator refused to allow Gov.Romney to call Obama on it.
Good grief guys we get four more years of Bush's foreign policy regardless of who gets elected. The only real difference is Mitt is run by the neo-cons, but hey I won't have to fight your war so knock yourself out. Oh wait none of you guys will either after all it's only the chicken hawks that like the neo-cons.
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There is the neo-con difference though. But I'm too old for that to be my problem anymore.
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