Mitt Romney: So Called Tough Talk By Another Republican

The presumed  republican party nominee Mitt Romney was in Israel this week end trying to talk tough on Iran and the situation in the middle east and is trying to follow the footsteps of Presidents Reagan and Bush 43, so lets examine their record.

Reagan came into office talking tough on terrorists, sent our Marines to Lebanon to bail out Israel and terrorists blew up the Marine compound killing 241 Marines and wounding many others.  And as of this writing none of those who planned and helped with the attack have been brought to justice.  Reagan also told the American people he would not make deals with terrorists and then sold arms to Iran in what came to be known as Iran-Contra.

Bush 43 came to office talking tough and then the worst foreign terror attack on U.S. soil killed 2000 plus Americans on that tragic day.  Bush 43 then started a war and occupation of Iraq over WMD that did not exist at any time during his administration.  The unnecessary war created Al Queda in Iraq that allowed them to kill more Americans and keep the U.S. tied down to a war that lasted 8 plus years.

Obama came to office and instead of trying to talk tough instructed the CIA that his top priority was to bring Bin Laden to justice and that is just what America did.  They not only brought Bin Laden to justice but the President showed good judgement and leadership with the burial of Bin Laden at sea.  There would be no place of worship by Bin Laden's terrorists followers.  Obama's actions have also kept the country safe with out the so called tough talk.

Romney has now picked up the torch of republican so called tough talk and would follow Bush 43's foreign policy.  He even has many of Bush's foreign policy advisers on his staff.  Republican tough talk is a good show but has no record of working to keep America and its people safe.  People who talk tough for the sake of talking tough end up sacrificing American lives when it is not necessary and are irresponsible.

Voter Folly: The Results Have Been Worse Than The Cure

Almost two years ago voters decided to put control of the U.S. House in the hands of the republican party via their choice of Tea Party candidates and the results for the nation and its people have been a disaster.  Little to nothing has been accomplished since then to move the country forward in a positive manner to help in economic matters or job creation.

Now come November the voters will have another chance.  Will they reward the republican party again for their opposition to every inititive of President Obama or will they stand up and recognize their folly of two years ago.  The U.S. Senate just the other day voted yes to extend the Bush tax cuts but only for those making $250,000.00 a year or less and to let the remaining tax cuts expire.  Now the ball is in the court of the U.S. House for action and the republican's there have said they would vote against the matter.  If that really happens and voters relect a republican controlled House in the November elections, that will confirm their folly.

Understanding the past is still the key to the future and despite all the ups and downs of the economy over time, democratic administrations have always out performed republican administrations in every category to move the country forward.  Voters have to decide if they want to continue to repeat the failed policies of the pasts or learn from those failures and seek a better future.