Mitt Romney: Talk Tough And Cower

Mitt Romney was ratting his saber with one hand and beating the war drums with the other Tuesday morning in his Aipac speech.

He said he would send aircraft carriers and assorted warships to the Persian Gulf and eastern Mediterranean to show the Iranians he will be "ready to engage our military might" if they refuse to abandon their pursuit of nuclear weapons.

It's not enough for Barack Obama to say the military option is on the table, Romney said, he has to show it is in hand.

 “The only thing respected by thugs and tyrants is our resolve, backed by our power and our readiness to use it.”

But all this tough talk raises an important question:

How can we expect Romney to stand up to dictators and despots when he doesn't even have the courage to stand up to a thug like Rush Limbaugh?

The best he could come up with was:

 “I’ll just say this, which is, it’s not the language I would have used. I’m focusing on the issues that I think are significant in the country today."

Is he saying he didn't like Rush's use of "slut" and "prostitute" in his attack on a Georgetown University Law School student but isn't troubled by the substance of Limbaugh's invective? Is he endorsing Rush's sentiments but not his synonyms? What language would he have used?

If he's so scared of Rush Limbaugh, how can he expect to deal with the likes of Vladimir Putin, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bashar al-Assad, Kim Jon Un, Alexander Lukashenko and Hu Jintao?

He apparently doesn't feel the issue of women's health insurance coverage and birth control are "significant" issues.  Obviously not as important as slashing taxes for his fellow millionaires, eliminating government regulation of business and ending consumer and environmental protection.

He can have his own chapter in "Profiles in Cowardice."Mitt Romney was ratting his saber with one hand and beating the war drums with the other Tuesday morning in his Aipac speech.

He said he would send aircraft carriers and assorted warships to the Persian Gulf and eastern Mediterranean to show the Iranians he will be "ready to engage our military might" if they refuse to abandon their pursuit of nuclear weapons.

It's not enough for Barack Obama to say the military option is on the table, Romney said, he has to show it is in hand.

 “The only thing respected by thugs and tyrants is our resolve, backed by our power and our readiness to use it.”

But all this tough talk raises an important question:

How can we expect Romney to stand up to dictators and despots when he doesn't even have the courage to stand up to a thug like Rush Limbaugh?

The best he could come up with was:

 “I’ll just say this, which is, it’s not the language I would have used. I’m focusing on the issues that I think are significant in the country today."

Is he saying he didn't like Rush's use of "slut" and "prostitute" in his attack on a Georgetown University Law School student but isn't troubled by the substance of Limbaugh's invective? Is he endorsing Rush's sentiments but not his synonyms? What language would he have used?

If he's so scared of Rush Limbaugh, how can he expect to deal with the likes of Vladimir Putin, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bashar al-Assad, Kim Jon Un, Alexander Lukashenko and Hu Jintao?

He apparently doesn't feel the issue of women's health insurance coverage and birth control are "significant" issues.  Obviously not as important as slashing taxes for his fellow millionaires, eliminating government regulation of business and ending consumer and environmental protection.

He can have his own chapter in "Profiles in Cowardice."

About the Author
Douglas M. Bloomfield is a syndicated columnist, Washington lobbyist and consultant. He spent nine years as the legislative director and chief lobbyist for AIPAC.
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