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Romney couldn't read us. How will he read the world?
lowell sun ^ | 12-6 | peter lucas

Posted on 12/06/2016 4:13:06 AM PST by luke1825

U.S. foreign-policy sage Henry Kissinger used to tell Harvard students that the test of a good statesman was his ability to sense the evolution of an event before it happened.

What President Richard Nixon's secretary of state meant was that a successful diplomat had to be able to read the character of his foreign counterpart as well as have the ability to take the pulse of the country he was dealing with

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blindromney; blogpimp; election; loserromney; romney; romneycare; romneycare4ever; trump

1 posted on 12/06/2016 4:13:06 AM PST by luke1825
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To: luke1825

Put Romney in charge of the snack machines in the White House.


2 posted on 12/06/2016 4:18:49 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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To: baltimorepoet

Romney and Huntsman can both be dog walkers , and that is about all they should be.


3 posted on 12/06/2016 4:24:39 AM PST by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: luke1825

#elitistpunk


4 posted on 12/06/2016 4:29:43 AM PST by connyankee (#MAGABEGINS)
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To: manc

...Romney and Huntsman can both be dog walkers....

Or, in charge of animal control.


5 posted on 12/06/2016 4:34:59 AM PST by Sasparilla (I 'm Not Tired Of Winning)
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To: luke1825

To be fair I have little doubt that Mitt’s much more in tune with the sensibilities of Euro weenies


6 posted on 12/06/2016 4:51:12 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: baltimorepoet

Romney is just sorry he wasn’t there to lose to Hillary in 2016,


7 posted on 12/06/2016 5:25:55 AM PST by captmar-vell
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To: luke1825

Very true. He is not comfortable with common folk.


8 posted on 12/06/2016 5:42:33 AM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: luke1825
Romney's decisions are made by testing the wind to see which way it's blowing.

Trump is guided by his own judgment and inner morality.

There's a big difference.

9 posted on 12/06/2016 5:56:47 AM PST by Savage Beast
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To: luke1825

The title contains a good question.

It’s been suggested that “turn-around artist” Romney head the VA. Perhaps he would be well suited as this would require administrative and organizing skills which he presumably has.


10 posted on 12/06/2016 6:56:27 AM PST by ChessExpert (It's not compassion when you use government to give other people's money away.)
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To: luke1825

Good observations in the article. Thanks for posting.


11 posted on 12/06/2016 7:05:32 AM PST by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: luke1825

Kissinger...NWO?


12 posted on 12/06/2016 7:46:22 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: luke1825

Romney and other establishment types tend to be good at advancing themselves by sucking up, conning, and otherwise persuading and dealing with people who run things. Those are prime skill sets for diplomats, but rarely make for effective electioneering.


13 posted on 12/06/2016 10:50:34 AM PST by Rockingham
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