Worse than yesterday

Now this, from Mitt Romney, in David Corn's follow-up exposé, I believe is the wholeheartedly, utterly indifferent Mitt Romney we have come to authentically know:

He informed his donors that a former secretary of state--he would not say who--had told him there was "a prospect for a settlement between the Palestinians and the Israelis." Romney recalled that he had replied, "Really?" Then he added that he had not asked this ex-secretary of state for further explanation.

I find Romney's unshakable incuriosity about the world to be far more presidentially frightening than his libertarian blather. The latter would be blocked Democratically just as President Obama's present recovery efforts are blocked by the GOP; we'd likely be in for little more than four more years of partisan bickering and legislative gridlock.

On foreign policy, however, Romney would be the mad master of his hopelessly clueless, neoconservative domain. All international difficulties would be answered by astonishingly simplistic resorts to mindless firepower; thoughts of subtle diplomacy and unmanly patience and soft power and peaceable, multilateral resolutions would be automatically discarded as wimpish and therefore exceptionally unAmerican.

The thought of such a thoughtless man in charge of the globe's most formidable military is petrifying.

Comments

[Bob]

Indeed, there is so, so much not to like about Romney when he's being sincere, such as his plan for the markets:

http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/blog/2012/09/the-47-isnt-the-bit-that-should-bother-you/

"Let’s set aside for a moment the fact that of all the things that haven’t grown in Obama’s economy, the market ain’t one of them. Instead, let’s focus on Romney’s actual plan: He’ll win the election, and everything will just magically be fixed by the mere fact that he won. Mitt wins, the economy flourishes just because he’s Mitt; Obama wins, 1,000 years of darkness just because Obama’s Obama." ... "I am very much hoping there is more to this video than what I see now."

Which reminds me of a Seinfeld bit:

Elaine: Maybe there's more to Newman than meets the eye.
Jerry: No. There's not. There's less.
Elaine: Well, maybe there is and we just don't know it.
Jerry: No, trust me. I've looked into his eyes. He's pure evil.

[japa21]

Unfortunately, most Americans don't realize that the only real shpere where the President has significant power and influence is in foreign affairs. People talk about Romney's economic policies being Bush on steroids. Based upon his current crop of advisors and his basic lack of any real interest in foreign affairs, I am afraid foreign policiy under Romney would be Cheney on steroids.

[AnneJ]

Well considering the neocons he's got advising him on foreign policy and the impulsive attack statement he fired off before all the facts were known, I think it's a safe bet that we'd be much less safe under a president Romney.

[AnneJ]

Was watching a bit of Andrea Mitchell's show right now (I turned off the tv when she introduced Johns Sununu) and the talking heads were babbling that Romney is really going to have to succeed at the debates. Yeah, I think it's a bit late for that, but they should be no less fun to watch. I can't wait to see him try to go toe to toe with Obama.

[Peter G]

Well you've certainly succeeded in scaring the crap out of me. Thank you very much!