Missing the point
September 24, 2012 | 05:30 PM

Folks. Seriously. The point of the essay is that (a) American strength has been a huge boon to the world and (b) Obama is undermining it.

Can anyone really argue successfully against those points?

No.

We have seen how Obama has approached international issues. And we've seen how the media is trying to spin his actions.

The question is: How will Romney approach these same issues?

Let me suggest you read Romney's book NO APOLOGY: THE CASE FOR AMERICAN GREATNESS.

This is a book that should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to decide who to vote for in this election. NOT because it's going to present persuasive arguments, which it does, but because it reveals Romney's values and beliefs. They are all laid bare.

You'll get more insight into Romney reading this than you will in watching hours of "debate" or 30 second ads. Then you can decide whether you agree with where he's coming from or not.

You might also want to read this recent LA Times piece: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/21/nation/la-na-mormon-conservatism-20120921 which is one of the few that actually sheds some insight into Romney's thinking.

As for Card being a Democrat, he's only explained it like a 100 times. Neither party is static. The Democrats of the 1960's, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan types (Democratic senator from NY from 77-01), are becoming scarce. And this is precisely the type of Democrat Card is. What you think all Democrats clones? If so, you don't know the party. Alas for Card, his party moved in a different direction.

Alas for me, many in my party, the Republican party, are moving into some territory I don't agree with. We have a different party now than we did in Reagan's days. My post "Conservative Republican Amnesia" discusses this: http://johndbrown.com/2011/12/conservative-republican-amnesia/

John Brown