Oh Mitt...you and your shenanigans again.
Reading Yahoo today, I find out that Mitt Romney's campaign has figured out that 1. they're losing and 2. they're not going to stop losing by talking anymore about foreign policy, so Mitt's going to talk about what's SUPPOSED to be his hallmark advantage/feature against Obama. Romney now has a "Romney Plan" (better than 9 points, I suppose ):
Seven weeks before the election, campaign aides say Romney plans to release a new batch of TV ads, re-focus his campaign appearances on his five-point economic plan and make a series of speeches aimed at offering voters a more concrete outline of his plans for the country.
The shift comes as Republicans openly fret about the state of their nominee's campaign and press Romney to give voters a clearer sense of how he would govern. It also comes as polls show Obama with an edge nationally and in key states, and amid reports of infighting at the Boston-based campaign.
The new ads will highlight Romney's plan to create 12 million jobs, cut the deficit and allow the nation to become energy independent. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney's running mate, will focus on the debt and deficit in a series of campaign appearances. It's all aimed at giving voters a clearer picture of what Romney would do as president, advisers said.
With the new push, Romney is looking to put behind him a turbulent week that saw him stumbling to respond to an ongoing crisis in the Middle East. And he's spent hours preparing for debates, mindful that they may be his last best hope of overtaking Obama.
- Yahoo article
and the campaign wants to make headway with hispanics (which will really play well with the Arpaio-base), a strategy that I'm sure our Kos would agree isn't pushing a boulder up a hill or anything.
So, back to economic policy right? Unfortunately, Romney's inherent suck at foreign policy has infiltrated his less-suck (just wrong for America) economic policy:
http://www.youtube.com/...
So, the strategy is to call our 2nd largest trading partner, a co-UN security council permanent member and largest foreign holder of US debt "cheaters"?
Nice. Diplomatic. Presidential. No, really.
Make no mistake...I think our trade and monetary policies should be reformed in a way that better benefits American workers and keeps & creates jobs stateside, but it should be done fairly across the board, not just saying "FU CHINA DO IT HOW WE WANT NOW."
But really Mitt....cheaters? How's it going to go when it's time to meet the Chinese Premier for the first time after you ::snicker:: win the election?
Oh and, by the way, you're full of shit to boot, and the Obama campaign is all over it:
http://www.youtube.com/...
So, Mitt, I think it's safe to say at this point: