Read Romney's book, and quit repeating what you have heard other conservatives say, as though they have bothered to read his book!

Mitt Romney is getting good reviews on his speech to the Citadel on foreign policy. I am not surprised. He took strong positions in his book, which I reviewed here on this blog several times. Jonathan Tobin at Commentary applauds Romney's "welcome clarity." He wrote a book, Jonathan, and repeated in this recent speech what is in his book! Honestly, I think few pundits in the blogosphere have read Romney's book. It is called No Apology: The Case for American Greatness

Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post writes:

As he did on his jobs plan, Romney’s foreign policy rollout is detailed, organized, professional and aided by very smart people. The logistics of assembling a big team of top advisors, crafting a short but bold speech and coming up with a detailed written document are daunting and impressive. The level of detail is unlike anything any other candidate has attempted, and far exceeds what we usually get in campaigns. This is Romney the executive, Romney the smart guy and Romney the polished professional. His message is clear: I’m prepared and I know what I am doing.

But what is surprising about his foreign policy effort is that unlike his economic plans and what has come to be seen as a character defect (e.g. lack of strong convictions) his foreign policy statements are bold, unqualified, and not couched for political advantage.

Actually, Jennifer, I am beginning to believe that those who see him as lacking in strong convictions have not bothered to read his book. They are just repeating what they have heard other conservatives say.

The link to Jennifer's post is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/romney-as-the-anti-obama-commander-in-chief/2011/03/29/gIQARWpuSL_blog.html#pagebreak

The link to Jonathan Tobin's post is here: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/10/07/romney-foreign-policy-speech/#more-770338