Andrew Rafferty reports Madeleine Albright's rather dismal assessment of Mitt Romney's cognitive function and grasp of foreign policy, she made at a Women for Obama rally, in Columbus Ohio, Sunday night.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said her impression after attending a recent Mitt Romney speech is that "there's just nothing going on" with the Republican presidential nominee. She said his understanding of foreign policy not only lacks depth but diminishes U.S. standing abroad.
"He is so two-dimensional. I mean, up close and personal, there's just nothing going on," she said. ...
"It's the sense that I've had throughout the campaign that it's unclear what [Romney] really believes in," Albright told reporters after the event. "I think when you contrast him with President Obama, who also gave a speech later there, and President Clinton, who spoke several times there, there is not, kind of, a sense of depth."
Albright also mentioned the video of Romney suggesting that 47 percent of Americans view themselves as victims, arguing that the comments "diminish us in many different ways" and that the former Massachusetts governor's rhetoric sounds like he wants to start another war.
The best line of her speech could well be our closer for the foreign policy dimension of this election. "We also support the president's re-election because we want a chief executive who actually understands foreign policy."
With Mitt Romney who knows what we would be getting. Can we really afford to take the risk?
6:38 PM PT: Here's the latest wording on the Mitt Romney: Can We Afford the Risk Meme Photo. I made the one in the post two weeks ago, when President Obama said "if Mitt Romney wants a war he should just come out and say so." But, then the video thing or something came out, and changed the discussions, so I've sitting on it. But, as I wrote the last line of this post, I got the impression that Can we afford the rt
isk is a better line than Can we really afford the risk or Do we want to take the risk, or Do you want to take the risk. --- I can't help it folks, believe it or not, these are the kinds of things that keep me up all night. But, once I get it right, we may have a real zinger we can use.