In defense of Mitt Romney, his website states, "[o]ur country today faces a bewildering array of threats and opportunities." That those threats and opportunities are truly bewildering to Mr. Romney was never more apparent than at last night's debate. So, at least in that sense, we can say that Mitt Romney was upfront and honest with the American people.
Sadly, that's about all the praise that can be directed Mr. Romney's way - most of his performance was epically cringe worthy. And that's just looking at unforced errors, not even considering Obama's slams, like "horses and bayonets." For instance, Mr. Romney stated, "Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea." And while the former may be true, the latter is indisputably false. First, Iran has it's own route to the sea. Second, Iran and Syria do not share a border. Ouch.
And speaking of "tumult," turn on FoxNews and watch infamously hawkish Romney surrogates trying to find common ground with Mr. Romney's brand new, dovish foreign policy positions. It's almost as gratifying as watching Mr. Romney sing President's Obama's praises for ninety minutes last night.