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So it would be okay if the US barrowed more money to help spend on defense? Romney doesn't know what he is talking about, all he knows is to criticize Obama every time he opens up his mouth because that is the only thing the republican base understands. They have no plan except to oppose Obama and then hope he fails to they can pick up the pieces.

I hate Mitt Romney. He represents everything I hate about politicians.

Fear politics is over, Romney, in case you have not noticed.

Please just shut up Romney ! The republican party will never be a viable party again if they keep putting out these old archaic figureheads who do nothing but spew out diatribe intended to induce fear into the public.

Its time for us young republicans to take over and reshape the party in a centrist fashion. We must purge our party of the religous right whom have done nothing but destroy our party and made us irrelevant. There is nothing conservative about us consantly trying to pass legislation which intends to invade the very personal space and choices of individuals, i.e., our anti-abortion and gay rights stance. The religous right of our party screams conservatism but politicaly advocates for far reaching goverment action to ensure that we all conform to there own personal values.

When will these old tired republicans step down and give us young centrist republicans our time to reshape this party in a way that is relevent not only to us but to the general electorate a large. Spending our time attacking Obama will get us no where. Maybe if we actually try to work with him we can solve some major problems. Then we will all get the credit, which will bring the moderates back into play after obama's second term.

always a presidential want-a be and never a president. romney is a blow hard and has no idea how to run our country. if he had been anywhere near ready then he would have won the republican nominee. why can't he understand the people did not want him then and we certainly don't care what he says or want him now.

I read somewhere that we have more nuclear weapons than all the other countries combined. We have many hurting families that need a bit of assistance. What is he talking about specifically when he says "modernization"? I'm pretty sure that the nukes are ready, in place, aiming at all the appropriate places.

So, plastic, water-in-his veins man is running for president–AGAIN. Who cares what he has to say, he's a hateful man who's accustomed to buying what he wants. Thank goodness, he can't buy the presidency.

Get over your self Rom, we're just not that into you.

Mitt Romney: Renaissance Man. Handsome Business & Finance Expert, Good Looking Foreign Policy Leader, Attractive Critic of All Things Liberal And/Or Socialistic, Charismatic Defender of All Things Conservative And/Or Patriotic,Photogenic Exemplar of Religious and Cultural Tolerance, Humble and Appealing Master of the Universe. Wow, what a guy!
He should be president simply on the chance that if he is just one tenth as good as he thinks he is, we're looking at the greatest presidents in history! Forget about his politics! Just imagine that fantastic smile looking back at you from, say, a 10 gabillion dollar note, while youre standing in line at McDonalds 30 years from now. Romney/Palin 2012!

The Word: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall". As long as we continue to constantly fight against our new President, America will continue to implode from within. Sadly, we have become a nation running scared.

Odd, I don't recall him complaining when Dubya was throwing the country into jeopardy with an illegal war.

Mitt you might as well get in the tank with Dick, Rush, Coulter, Ingram and Sarah cause you guys will never get anywhere with all your bashing. Did you not learn that from the last election.

He's right, Obama is weakening our national security. So far Obama has allowed Iran to continue it's nuclear weapon building, watched North Korea test 6 short range missiles and detonate one or more atomic bombs, and has let Russia do whatever it wants without so much as a comment. Also, he is slashing funding for the FBI, CIA, DHS in general, missile defense, future weapons systems, and a host of other preventative security measures. Also, he's released classified intelligence documents, thumbed his nose at our closest military allies, and openly befriended radical muslims. What other conclusion could you make other than he has intentionally undermined our national security?

Rommey just shut-up. You lost bad the last time. you will be laughed out of the polls the second go around.

The only person who puts us in jeopardy is Romney running his mouth.

Why didn't you help FP Bush, Mr. Romney? Why did you and others sit on your laurels and let Bush take this country down? This country will be best served if you keep your tidbits to yourself......We had a dose of you.....It was not very tasty.......President Obama has confidence in himself and his abilities to help build a better America.....You have confidence in your wealth......Big difference.....

More scare tactics from the republicans. I guess when you don't have a solid platform to stand on it is easier to scare people into voting for you.

Why is it that conservatives come off like scared little boys? What are they so afraid of? North Korea isn't going to launch a missle attack on the USA. If they did, it would be national suicide, and even Kim Jung IL knows it. If Mitt Romney truly cared about freedom, he wouldn't be a Republican.

Funny how this guy can sale his houses and most poor americans get kicked out of theres.

The problem with Mitt is that he is still single focused on one political base. Until republicans learn that they must reach beyond their base, the republicans will only see the inside of the White House as a guest of a Democratic president. Mitt, Huckabee, Newt, Palin and the rest of the republicans must offer a clear plan to the American people if they want our trust and our vote. This is the mountain they have to climb and this will not be accomplished if they continue to refer to their old play book written by the fringe members of their party.
The republicans still believe that they are the party of national security. The truth is that under a republican president the military has been weakened by two wars which has lasted over 6 years each. Our men and women are exhausted from fighting on two fronts and due to the irresponsible behavior of the Bush/Cheney administration, our military is stretched thin. So when Mitt or any other republican talk about national security, remind them that they are the party of irresponsibility when it comes to national security.

Reslugs made the US vunerable. Remember we were attacked with on their blind watch and because of their denial even when warned of planes hitting buildings at the time.

Why should we listen to national security advice from a chickenhawk who thinks RVing through Iowa is the same as going on patrol in Fallujah?

Mitt Romney is not even an elected official and has no access to any of the classified workings of our national security apparatus. His opinion on this topic is no more relevant than that of the guy who drains my septic tank, though I find it very easy to confuse the two of them, as they are both adept at sucking scum.

Romney is clown. "Which way the wind blows Romney" as we know him here in Massachusetts. He's a fake tough guy though he's pretty tough when it comes to laying off workers.

Obama, will listen to his generals on the ground before he listens to Romney!!! This talk of defense cuts, are ultimately a lie(TIME magazine breaks down the defense budget)....The defense budget spends about 3 billion more than the last Bush budget, yet cuts away at cold war defense spending.....Being that the cold war is over......We've already heard from Defense Secretary Gates this weekend not ruling out anything short of a strike on N. Korea's nuke systems if things persist......These unelected officals have no respect, nor can they read the future....I predict that we will see Obama tough on many fronts in defense, and diplomatic posture......
Let us not forget, we can't stretch our military too thin, we have a huge footprint in the middle east!! Stop trying to comment on the Presidents' decisions or strategies, before they're made!!

when wall street and its agents in washington were stealing left and right, bankrupting main street, for the last three decades?

busy trying to grab a bigger piece of the loot for yourself and your own clients?

YOU and YOUR KINDS SHALL BE THRON INTO PRISON

SOONER THAN LATER.

Mitt Romney is unlikeable and smarmy. He can't be trusted.

Strong Defense = Safety, Duhhhh

Mr. Romney, the country has been in jeopardy BEFORE Obama took the office.

This guy's claim to fame was that he was a governor. He has absolutely no foreign policy experience, never served in the military or Congress. He can only discuss what someone has told him or something he has read.

On the military spending cuts, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. While, defense spending is important to our defense, so is financial solvency. Mr. Romney while trying to make a case for more spending on missile defense is unfounded as we have the most robust and strategic missile defense program in existence already. As if North Korea could not be thwarted by a strikes from Japan as it’s the closes U.S. ally besides South Korea.

And lastly Mr. Romney must state the actual numbers that are currently spent on our missile defense program, as if the Obama administration canceled a missile defense spending, yeah right, he may be different but he is certainly not stupid. Mr. Romney needs to get real.

And who is listening to Mitt Romney these days, except that same old stale fraction of the electorate who still wears the moniker of "conservative Republican"?? Romney and the rest of his ilk can keep ranting against Obama, but let's remember that Obama WON the election along with a good many other Democrats...the voters have spoken and they're not speaking the same language as the Republicans...

Who is this guy? What is he talking about? Why is he campagning so early?

Mitt Romney will never see the White House. Give it up dude. All that you stand for, the majority of the American people voted against. Not in this lifetime sweetie.

Romney has underestimated just how irrelevent he has become. The Repubs simply need to sit down and shut up for a while and hope the public forgets some of the absurdity that this part represents.

Why are we still listening to this religious zealot? Mitt, you lost the campaign for a reason: Your a wealthy douche bag who has little or no connection with the rest of America. You simply don't understand the real world. Time for you to retire fro politics and leave us all alone!

The acid test of genuine criticism is the willingness or the ability (?) to come up with a better idea. hmmmmmm

Some liberal media huh? Nothing but stories on Republicans and what they have to say and think about Obama and his agenda and policies.

What the bleep does Romney know about foreign policy. Another joke perpetrated by the Go(o)p.

Nice try Mitt, didn't buy it then, not buying it now.

How come when the President was a Republican this sort of critiizism was considered to be "emboldening our enemies."

Mitt Romney is putting this nation in danger

Oh look, MORE GOP CRITICISM!

Romney is a Jeopardy in himself because he answers yet he does not know the question entirely.

Mitt. Move on to 2012. Failure still reaks from your 2008 3rd Place Finish.

Bush already did put....ok..,

This is interesting... in the face of our military being sorely underprotected with past budgets.. Our current POTUS wants to modernize the military but with financial responsiblity.. Mitt simply says increase the budget.. one question for MItt and his supporters..Why would we continue to throw money towards outdated defense systems and programs if we can find feasible and less expensive ways of increase our methods of protection.. I guess they have missed all the reports of the excess spending and misuse that their repub buddies have doled out over the 2001 to 2008 years!

Has ventriloquist Cheney got his hand up dummy Romney's back, moving his mouth?

I hope Mitt Romney keeps running his mouth like this. It will prove to the nation was many people already know: he is NOT presidential timber!!! But, GOP, go ahead & nominate him in 2012, & he'll lose by a larger margin to Presidential Obama than Sen. John McCain did!

Romney is a Communist

He lost in the primaries -right? So why do his views matter?

While Mr. Romney openly criticizes the Obama administration for its domestic spending programs, Mr. Romney must admit in that same breath that the Obamas spending programs are a result of the previous administrations self serving policies and decisions which endangered every citizen of this nation financially. Mr. Romney must first admit that it was his party to who took a projected surplus and created a deficit, bungled the crisis management of a major city, and guided this country into a war of choice in Iraq.

For Mr. Romney to criticize the Obama administration for trying to resolve a mess of problems left to it by the Bush administration and the Republican controlled congress is ridiculous and continues to sound like the Key Stone Cop would do a better and more honest job of running this country other than the Republican party.

Sounds like Romney's a defense industry lobbyist. A bit of fear mongering and runaway defense spending. I dont think this country has ever seen a cut in defense spending.

No Mitt, it is YOU who is making our country less safe with idiotic out-of-touch statements such as this.

No Mr. Romney....Mr. Bush put us into this mess with his duty to fight his daddy's war. For someone who came from such good stock, why are you becoming a Rethuglican? Listening to Mush Limpnoid are we??

Easy for armchair President wanna be's. But Romnney does not know what it is to be the President and will never know.

Mr Romney obviously has never looked into history. More weapons has never stopped war, nor has it ever kept us safer.
A plan to kill people is never the answer. Trying to reach peace through talking is always the answer.
Of course if those running for the Republican presidency in 2012 agree with him- a reinactment of "High Noon" might be a much cheaper way fo deciding thier canddate.

[...] If you're gonna run for Prez in 2012, ya gotta start NOW!  Former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney isn't letting any grass grow under his feet, telling the Heritage Foundation that President Obama is just gonna wreck EVERYTHING!!! [...]

I believe Romney to have unquestionable integrity. He is very responsible and trustworthy. He speaks the truth regarding his take on economic and foreign policy, and I believe mainstream America agrees with him–despite what his critics say.

Obama made a terrible mistake on friday by caving in like he did,now the republicans want sotomayor to apologize for what she said 8yrs ago,if obama in robert gibbs wouldhave kept their big mouths shut the republicans wont be talking about sotomayor apologizing because the gop was scared to death before the whitehouse took them off the hook.Sotomayor would have gotten 35 republicans to vote for her,but now because of gibbs in obama stupid decision to apologize sotomayor would be lucky to get even half of the republican vote,what obama did on friday was dumb in stupid,if he thought by doing what he did was going to make the situation better hes crazy,what was obama thinking,now its getting worst because the gop has turned it all around,now they goph is talking about fillibusting again,mr president when u have your enimies down never help them up ,very bad decision now u made it worst,i cant beleive obama did that,the gop was scared to death on friday but now thanx to obamas big mouth they are back in the ball game

Hold on, "Mitt Romney, eyeing a run at the presidency in 2012..." Hell, he's been running since President Obama took office. He's also made clear the platform he's running on, billions for the military so we can continue our global pursuit of oil and profits for the wealthy, nothing for this country's infrastructure or the middle class.

Just more Republican Whining because they lost.

Oh, God help us! Romney trying to pretend he is a tough guy. What a pathetic old white guy, living on fear.

You screwed over Massachusetts...you just used this state for your own ambitions...Get Lost...we don't need you screwing the country over!!!

Romney will call the Obama administration's plan to trim more than $1 billion from missile defense programs a "grave miscalculation" that will put America at risk, especially given North Korea's nuclear provocations.

$1 billison dollars from missle defense? Are serious? (yes) Isn't the Missle defense hundreds of billions of dollars? (yes) You are complaining about a billion?!? (yes) Hasn't overall spending on defense increased under Obama? (yes) If you were ignorant of all that was going on, one would believe Mittens and be very afraid for our country but his only purpose in his complaints it to generate fear and scare people into voting for him in the future.

What a dope.

Just what we need, to spend billions more
on "defense".

Maybe he can get Bush-Cheney to campaign with him.

He's just more of the same.

Let's talk about the important stuff, like gay marraige.....

Sorry Mitt ... no one is listening to your empty suit talking.

I don't think Romney has the slightest idea what "regime-crippling" sanctions are. Does he not think that China and Russia will keep North Korea afloat? China will do everything possible to keep millions of starving Koreans from flooding over into their borders. All that more U.S. sanctions will do is cause a few more Koreans to die – Kim is going to get his.

Fear and smear, cut taxes, fear and smear, gay marriage, fear and smear, take your guns, fear and smear, dril baby drill, fear and smear, etc, etc, etc....... There you go, the Rethuglican speeches from here to election day. Next story please!!!!!!!

Mitt just like the other buffons who call themselves Americans!! If God was a Democrat these a–holes would stil cry and moan.What a bunch of knee jerks.Mitt you lost in your party,that should tell you something duh!! And you just like the other buffon have never served a day in the armed forces. What in the heck do you know other than these projects would prevent you and your fat cat freinds form robbing America of monster amounts of $$$$$$.

Shut Up Romney!

what qualifies you to make such a judgment? The electorates from your party voted for some one else and obviously citing that you can't lead and someone else can do better. put a sock in it ex-governor!! Get a job!!

You are who? You won what election? Are you in the house or senate?
Does what you say really matter except to yourself? Not

When Bush was president, Rush used to call this kind of talk "emboldening America's enemies." Seriously, since Reagan went senile halfway through his second term, no one has paid any attention to Daniel Ortega. He was a strawman that the GOP used to wave around as proof that Commies were everywhere. Nobody bothers to rebut South Park or The Simpsons either, dude. Don't have a cow.

Why would anyone listen or care what this blather-mouth, or any of the Rethugs (Insanity, Fatbaugh, O'really, Newtey, or Stickgirl) has to say??
They are not elected officials......They're Repug Blather Heads with no Ideas! They Sell Books!! Nobody with a brain should even be listening to these Losers.

Get lost in Utah, you disgust me.

The borrowing was never before attempted because our country has never before been in the financial crisis it is in. Even with the Great Depression there was substantial manufacuring in our country.
He fails to mention what the republicans have done to oiur country,
that the cost of the wars were not included in the deficit figures and
the pentagon has had a free rein on their sometime questionable
spending. If all their waste was cut perhaps they would not need
additional funds?
Am so tired of CNN posting and supporting everything the wannabes, has beens and blowhards. Will they ever equal out the parties, both on web and TV and report with integrity?

Just keep preaching this nonsense to the choir Mitt. It's one of those "party of NO" subjects that endears the Republican party to the 24% of voters still listening to what conservatives have to say.

And we should care what Romney thinks why? We all know he doesn't support The Obama policy, this is just part of the ole loyal opposition routine.

Domestic spending versus defense spending has been an age old argument with the republicans. Reagan used it ad nauseam during his two presidental runs and as president spent trillions on defense while running the economy to the ground.

To coin a phrase which has been stated again and again on this very forum, be afraid, be very afraid. . .

It works great with the base, eh Mitt?

Sorry Mitt, while I believe you have real good economic skills (the most important skill set IMHO), the fact is the 'base' wont vote for you because the born agin'ers feel Mormons are a CULT.

The 'Tent'...aint a tent.

I'm curious as to how Mitt has overlooked the hit our budget took when we borrowed over two trillion dollars from China for our elective war in Iraq. I guess if all you have is a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail.

He who would be king

The Care Of Freedom ...

What a joke

The expression on his face says it all ...

The lights are on but nobody's home ...

Brainless religious freak ...

GOP Translation of we will not hesitate to praise the president when we agree with him: We will give him "back-handed" compliments, such as thanks for keeping some of Bush's policies, although you should have never reversed them in the first place.

Its very "easy" to be a critic, but why weren't you feeding McCain/Palin all these wonderful insightful ideas during the campaign?

Suddenly the GOP has all the right ideas come January 21st, 2009 but didn't have a clue for the previous 8 years.

How come when every time this man speaks I feel like even he doesn't buy it! He strikes me as a fairly reasonable man, Mormon religion and all (I am athiest)! I am really getting sick of watching good men turn into bad ones to get elected, see: John McCain for example. These guys get their "stratagists" who tell them they won't get elected unless they buy into the whole GOP "game plan (use game plan VERY loosely)." There should be enough room in the GOP for someone who is Pro-Choice, pro gay marriage, but doesn't want the government to spend like crazy, wants strong defenses and the U.S. to lead by example. Sadly there is not room in this party nor do I think there ever will be. If I have to choose between spending too much and losing my soul I choose spending too much!

Take off that helmet of hair and put yourself to bed, old man. The only thing you have any authority on is how to hire and fire illegal immigrants.
You're creepy and you look as if you reek of pine sap and hairspray...

Obama has done nothing to make this country unsafe. Romney is a joke. Just another religous freak who prays on the weak-minded. He figures if there is a crowd of people who fear God, then he certainly can make them fear anything. Enough already of the Republican nonsense attempting to use the military to conjure up votes. I mean how tiresome is this!?

So Mitt thinks the road to 2012 is by saying what Cheney and Rush say? Mitt will follow Cheney and Rush right off the cliff. IDIOT.

As with most neo-cons, this one never let's the facts get in the way of a good chance to progress the republican agenda of seeing to it that "America fails".

It was R. Gates that requested the decrease in the missile defense system, NOT President Obama. Robert Gates is a republican and was appointed to the position by the shrub.

So, again mittens, you are entitled to your opinion but not "your" set of facts.

Ugh! Can CNN stop printing the treasonis rantings of some far-right, has-been nut for just one day?

Seems some Republicans WANT us to get hit again so they can spin it to their advantage... Party over country with some of these traitors!

Mitt-

Stop with the scare tactics. We are not buying it anymore. If the GOP doesnt have guns, gays, and religion to talk about they shut up. Obama's foreign policies are being welcomed around the world and he is doing what should have been done BEFORE the war on Iraq was put into play. Stop. Stop. Stop. If it were up to the GOP the USA would do nothing but start wars. Go home Mitt, nobody is listening to you.....

So last week you slammed the President for spending too much now you are slamming him for spending too little. OH, but I get it it's ok if he spends too much on the military, just not on the people right mitt???

Get a life Romney ...

You couldn't even run a state well ...

And you certainly have no clue how to run a country

Crawl back under your religious rock ...

And stop your treasonous verbal attacts on the best Commander and Chief this country has seen in a lifetime

Hope the rest of us are still here four years from now and still have the right to vote. Romney is the one we should have elected to start with.

Mitt, no matter how many times you slam the President who the people picked by the way, you still won't win in the next election so give it up and go back to selling used cars. (Sorry if I offended any used car salesmen)

Mitt? Who cares? All we need to know is this: "Romney defended Cheney." Birds of a feather flock together, and in this flock they are all cuckoos.

Mitt, if you have many houses and are rich maybe this makes sense but if are a "one of the real americans " you are struggling to get by.
Did none of you listen to the people on election day and the changes But you go and spread fear to your base.You are no different than chenney,rush, dr. laura,coulter,rove,ect.You maybe prettier .than bush but you are the same product .
America just got around finally to electing a person of color; the question I have, is America [ and the christians] ready for a mormon president.

I guess if Romney wants to run for president, he better get his lame rhetoric in while the nobody republican brigade is making noise. He is nothing more than a critic and pretty empty on ideas. At least this indicates he belongs to the right party.

That's right Mitt. Load up the guns and shove them in the face of the world to get what you want. Mitt, the world may need to go to war but one thing is for sure and that is that the world is tired of the USA and the Russia being the bullies on the block. It's time we face the world and be come a part of it instead of the front end of it.

If we need to fight a war or if we are attacked we will defend our country Mitt. Get a grip Mitt.

This is ridiculous. I know the Republicans love to use scare tactics to get what they want from naive Americans. Missile defense has never been proven to work in any capacity. It is just a project for the defense companies to make a lot of money. When it is shown to not work it will be too late to get the money back. Too late for a lot of things, actually.

911 happened during bush and cheyney's watch, how did they keep us safe? Also the president is trying to fortify ground troops instead of giving money for useless defense contracts to make some companies rich, companies which you Mitt are probably a shareholder.

Right Mitt... everything anyone else does is wrong, you are all good, they are all evil. We get it.

Now, can you come up with an idea of your own that doesn't sound like recycled GOP nonsense?

You just have to have more to you than you are showing. You just have to.

Excuse me sir, but you with your 25 houses and millions of dollars, who lost the 2008 primary to McCain, are again wasting more of your millions by trying for the WH yet again....and are attacking Pres. Obama about military spending? Again, excuse me sir, I thought your forte was the economy and healthcare. Please, just go sell another one of your houses or go pray to Brigham Young. HA!

At risk CNN, not jeopardy and there is a difference.

Romney has actually run a few things and succeeded, all Obambi can do is run his mouth.

While North Korea is working on making and launching nukes as a way of testing the political neophyte Obambi, he is then cutting our defense mechanisms so he and his cabinet can BUY into everything and then become CZAR's in chief of EVERYTHING.

Romney is on record saying 6 months ago that GM should have been allowed to go into chapter 11, but 50 BILLION dollars later this annointed and selected "genius" is finally coming to the same conclusion EXCEPT he wants to run it as well.

Romney/Rice 2012.

Romney is too policital....I don't think he'll get very far if he runs for President....He almost NEVER has anything nice to say about the President...Typical Republican and the people can read right through him.....He's another one who has to stop....

Romney is a JOKE!

Who cares what Mitt has to say. He represents a backward party that only knows one word, NO! He was a losser in than and a losser now.

I hope this guy secures the GOP nomination! That way we will absolutely get eight years of OBAMA! Thank you Mitt!

Obama got what he wanted, more people out of work and dependent on the government. Thats what an anti-christ wants, people who have nothing and will support the plans of a dictatorship. Obama got what he wanted, more people in need.

I would love it if sanctions worked. However, with China as North Korea's main trading partner, there is little chance of success in that tactic.

One would hope that somehow North Korea would "stub its toe" in relations with China, thereby giving the Chinese a reason to withdraw support.

For instance...a cloud of radioactive particles from a North Korean nuclear test floating over into Chinese territory.

Or to put it another was "It's an Il wind blows no good".

Mr. Romney, as a former governor you are not privy to the discussions and information that go into such decisions and as such I can safely say "you don't know what you are talking about". We can no longer focus exclusively on the military to the detriment of everything else. Apparently weapons are the end all and be all of government for Romney.

Whats your popularity Ratings? Mr. Romney

Almost everyday CNN tells us of another Republican personally attacking the policies of president Obama. What Romney and CNN fail to include that Secretary Gates and General Petraeus, the former heroes of the Republicans, are behind the president's moves.

Now that Romney is making speeches and beginning a four year campaign for the republican nomination he has somehow "raising his profile in the foreign policy arena". What a joke!!

This guy is a Baffoon. Repugs = Talibans

Yup. Like what you say really matters. You were whooped in the Republican primaries and have steadily become irrelevant ever since. If you had any constructive ideas, you would be smart to state them instead of hurling insults. Hold on a second: if you had such terrific ideas, you'd be President!

Be afraid. Live in fear. Let us save you from evil democrats. Like Cheney did from his throne for 8 years.

The talking points of the GOP sure give you right-wing-nuts a warm fuzzy feeling, don't they?

Romney, Romney Romney. How soon you forget. It was your party who put the country in Jeopardy. Remember. This President is doing everything he can to help the American people and cleaning up your mess. They need the money first. Your party is the one who put the country in jeopardy by making enemies around the world. and you want the money that supposed help build American people's lifes. instead pay money to protect you and your party from your mistakes. And you had ambitions to win the presidency in 2012?

Romney is another GOP hack, read between the lines and you will see that all he wants is more money for his corporate buddies.

Interesting how most people honor Romney's opinion. It doesn't really matter how you try to spin what he says, either, because his fiscal experience speaks for itself. Many, many people believe he has greater financial awareness than any presidential candidate in the 2008 election. We still continue to listen to his opinion because of that. And as for "national security" matters, I don't think President Obama has ever experienced anything that would prepare him for what he's facing now. Good luck, Obama. And thank you, Romney, for continuing to give us a little guidance.

What is this Dick Cheney 2 please give me a break. Have the Republicans learned anything from the last two elections. The country has moved away from being scared by them. I also seem to remember it was under 100 GOP control that 9/11 happened!

It's amazing how many Republicans want lower taxes and more military spending. Cut my taxes but protect me from my phantom fears.

Same old rhetoric from the failed Republican regime. The Defense budget is bloated and wasteful. You could get the modernization needeed by killing the useless old technology projects still being funded. The Defense Department needs to face reality and spend money on what is needed; not what is politically expediant.

Why after almost a decade do our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan still not have properly armored humvees and body armor? Until that is answered the Defense dept would be on a short fiscal leash.

As to missle defense, that system is a false sense of security. It is a bloated response to keep the military companies humming while societal issues get pushed aside once again. It shows that the Repubs will still put the interests of their industrial friends in front of the working class of America. Get us universal health care, good schools, energy independents, and a healthy interaction with our environment .. not more missles!

I guess 'ol Mitt has forgotten how he put Massachusetts in jeopardy during his crooked administration as govenor.

Since when is Romney the voice on National Security. What are his credentials as FORMER governor of MA? I mean really what information is he privy to that we should listen to him?

Mitt.... it's time for serious people who know what they are talking about to come center stage. That leaves you out. Fear mongering has been tried and is NOT true. Do what you do best – profit off the back of American workers.

Romney sucked as the Governor of MA. I state my case!!!!

{{yawn}} it's the same tired GOP talking point.

Romney has no problem throwing away billions on dollars on no-bid military contracts, but when it comes to investing in our own country he acts cheap all of a sudden!

The problem for conservatives is not really all the spending – its what we're spending it on: education, healthcare reform, a new green economy.

They don't want these things, and that's the only reason they are against investing money in them.

Obama has destroyed our economy with his clearly failing bailout plan. Where has all the money gone? It didn't help GM. Who is next...why did we pass the bailouts...where is the money?

Mitt who? Anybody that defends Cheney and torture is not fit to be president. He lost in 2008 and will lose again in 2012. The party of no will be the party of loser again.

Rather than as a statesman or potential President, he strikes me as a greasy used car salesman. Except that no one would buy a car from this person, why then does he make national news? The damage done by the Chaney_Rumsfeld_Gonzoles Axis will take 20 years to recover from. If we were to make the huge error of electing another Bush, then there will not be a country to restore.

we need to be protected from those insane leaders as Korean, and others. You never know what will make their mind go off.

Again, CNN prints an opinion of a guy who practices the religion of polygamy and a retard who has a lot of money but LOST HIS BID FOR ELECTION! Romney is from the party of No and anything he says should be kept within the confines of his own head. Get over it CNN and Romney Obama is President and more qualified than anyone in U.S. history to be our leader. God bless our wonderful president, his family and this country.

Blah, blah, blah. Fact of the matter is that N. Korea is everyone's problem, not just our. In getting other countries involved, especially contries in the region that are better targets than the US, we sahre the responsibility. It seems to me that S. Korea and Japan have a lil more to lose right now. And many options are being dicussed.

As far as the missle program, N. Korea can barely put A missle near the US. It's not like we don't have a missle defense system. And the lonely missle that they might put up would be shot down well before it got close to us.

Even during a recession, even in the face of international problems, Mitt and the gang continue to politic. There is a time for this and it is not right now. It would be more than helpful if Republicans could hold off a while until we can get the country back on it's feet.

The thing about missle defense is IT DOES NOT WORK! We have been pouring money down this black hole for 15 years and don't have anything that would work against the types of missle that would be fired at us. Gates budget is about focusing the money towards our current needs at an increase of only 4%! What does ROmeny want, another 15% increase to a line item this is 45% of our national budget?

Next time pick an issue that has some valid data behind it, not just scary words to increase the fear index!

Yet another worthless Repug crticism with no substance or direction how to overcome the stated issue if in fact the issue even exists.
These Republicans egotists looking to maintain a public profile without any substance are a joke and waste of everyones time.
Talk, talk, talk, all talk no substance, no direction, no valid plan, all hot air.
Give us a break!

Let's be fair. Obama has done a wonderful job for North Korea, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc. Most totalitarian regimes love Obama's policies.

Why is what Mitt Romney say's about our President relevant.....?

Who cares what this guy has to say about the President...

If the country cared about what Romney say's, he would've made it out of the Primarys......

What a loser........

Irrelevance, thy name is Romney

"In April, he blasted Obama in The Weekly Standard for not objecting when Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega criticized the United States at the summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. "President Obama shrank from defending liberty here in the Americas," Romney wrote."

Actually, Romney's article, titled "A Timid Advocate for Freedom," was on the National Review Online, not the Weekly Standard.

What makes Mitt Romney an expert on national security? I haven't hear anybody in DOD or any General criticizing Obama yet on missile defense.
What did he knows and nobody knows in the pentagon? Did he have access to the intelligencce and the briefing Obama has on a daily basis? Until he answers these questions I assume it's another talking point they trying to fool the irrational thinkers on the republicans to believe in.

Seems like Romney is just using the same old GOP playbook for his Presidential bid. No new ideas, just make people afraid.

The Republicans are gambling that America will be attacked before the next election cycle. Risky. Not exactly progressive, either.

Yeah, Mitt. And had President Bush not been wasting our MONEY and MANPOWER in Iraq perhaps we would actually be able to pose a threat to North Korea. WMD in North Korea-yes, WMD in Iraq- None!!! The Republicans policy of diverting our attention away from their failed attempts of getting the mastermind of 9/11, Bin Laden, and focusing our attention on Saddam, has failed and now North Korea knows we can't defend ourselves against them.
You Republicans have made this country less safe. I'm resentful for it. Now, let the grown-ups (the Democrats) run this country properly.

WOW..where was Mitt on National security issues when Bush and Cheney dropped the ball on 9/11 and starting a war with a country that didnt have anything to do with the 9/11 attack. I guess Mitt is trying to out do Sarah for that far right base of the Republican party. John McCain pointed this out in the campaign, Mitt is a Flip Flopper. I guess now he has adopted the Dick Cheney stance on national security; the one he argued against during the republican campaign.

Mitt if the republicans dont want you; how do you think you can win democrats talking so foolish.

It's going to take more than a crafty speech to get this message across, sadly. Just like with 9/11 and obvious air travel restrictions that should have already been in place, it is going to take a dying button-push by a North Korean lunatic to bring us together on the importance of national defense.

Romney is the most self-serving politician in the Republican Party. Wherever he feels it's convenient to attack the administration to further his own aspirations seems to be fair game for him. First, it was preaching for the same fiscal policy of the Bush Administration that got us into this mess and now it's Obama making the country unsafe. This guy might as well be a computer program than a human being.

This is the same guy who blasted Obama for government spending.

Oh...and Mitt, the fear thing didn't work for McCain, and it's not working for the Republicans now....you might want to come up with another plan....

Romney's goal, of course, is to ingratiate himself to core Conservative groups who will provide funding for his political ambitions.

Now how does he imagine using a missile defense system in Korea? N. Korean missiles are only a few miles from Seoul. The missiles would have exploded on their targets only a few seconds after they were detected. That is the problem with the Korean military situation. South Korea essentially cannot be defended from a missile attack from the North.

Q: How can you tell when a Conservative is lying?
A: If he is breathing.

"...Unprecedented borrowing...Obama shrank from defending liberty here in the Americas...Obama's speech was more tortured than enhanced interrogation techniques.."

What I'm trying to figure out,, Herman Munster, is how are you differentiating yourself from the rest of the antagonizing RepubliKlans?
Sounds, and looks like more of the same to me.

And exactly what are Mr. Romney's foreign policy credentials and why should we be listening to him? CNN....start reporting real news.

Anotherclown that will not shut his trap. Go away or convert to being a catholic to maybe have a chance at it in 2012.

Mitt! So nice to hear from you... I haven't see/heard from you since you flat out lied about not having former lobbyists running your campaign. You are a funny man. Good luck with your whole "member of the GOP" thing. Y'all are a dying breed. A dinosaur, as it were. I'm confident that you'll "reinvent" yourself (like you did 139 times during your primary campaign in 2008) and tell us all that you are a Democrat soon. Can't wait to hear from you again.

So, let's see... You get nominated to be the Republican Presidential Candidate by being the biggest dope in the class?

Oh, sorry, or is that by being the biggest hippocrit Baffoon is the class (Newt Gingrich)?

So, here's the Republican strategy: "Whatever the President says, we'll just say the opposite - Yeah, thats the ticket!"

Sorry folks, Republican stands for "Rich and/or Scared Dummy" in my book.

So spending puts the country in jeopardy, and Romney proposes even more spending, but on defense. Nice to hear him spouting the Republican line again. They are just praying that we are attacked by somebody so they can shout "I told you so!" even though the last attacks were on Bush's watch, and the economic disasters we are experiencing were begun on Bush's watch when he spent ever more on defense and ignored social programs (except the too-expensive Medicaid prescription plan) and education. So sure, Mitt, we'll buy your fear and more military speech. And that waterfront property in Utah you're selling as well.

Romney should stop kissing the feet of repubs. The base will never accept him because he is too moderate, a mormon, and not hateful enough, as evidenced by his views and governing when he was governor. He is not fooling them because they know he has not changed, and he is still trying to appease them by making all these ridiculous statements. I bet if he were to be more honest about what he really believes, more in their party might respect him. McCain and the others running for the presidential nomination in the last election did a pretty good job on destroying him. He, as well as others, should also remember that they cannot win with only the base anymore.

Romney's only true concern is how to make our country into a Christian theocracy. This crazy conservative cannot see that Republican deregulation brought about our economic mess–he's clueless.

You know mitt you are just too cool for school!!! This is all you have said since Obama took office. Any other wise and flambouyant phrases you would like to grace us with?

Romeny, I hope you get killed in a car crash todya, you piece of filth!!

Yeah Mitt, let's keep dumping more money into an missile defense system that has been a massive failure since Reagan was in office. Is it not enough that the Defense budget is 10 times more than the next highest discretionary expenditure (Health and Human Services)?

I think Obama is looking at massive budget cuts in four years and massive tax increases – like California is going to go through. My guess is that Obama will have to cut at least $50 billion rather than add $50 billion from defense. I think that is a good thing. Our country is far safer with a balanced budget and lower debt than with a missile defense shield.

this guy just does not have much credibility. Senator McCain and others peeped his hole pretty good during the 2008 primaries. I just don't think Mitt Romney will get the majority to support him, especially with the same ole washed out idealogy he has obviously decided to go with.

Typical Republican. Romney has NO experience whatsoever in foreign policy issues, yet he's a self-proclaimed foreign-policy messiah of the rightwing. Our enemies must take great comfort in seeing our president viciously attacked day in and day out by people who are supposedly patriots from the president's country.

Just what this country needs. Another torturer in office.

Can someone please explain to Mr Romney that North Korea doesn't have the technology to launch a missile that would come near the proposed anti-ballistic missile defense shield? Their missiles cannot hit Alaska, and they certainly cannot hit Poland.

and what else do American's expect from a republican? GOP=no policy on anything other then tell more lies and decieve more people.

This is Obama's test. Should he decide to continue on the path to cut defense spending, he fails. Where would be his logic with N Korea, Iran and his current situation in Afghanistan. Do you not see in history how NK can serve as a distraction upon which Iran will act? Please media, start printing what the men in uniform see and not what is favorable to the pres and his sheep in this country.

The GOP and Romney in particular, are not finding any new ways to spin their tired losing mantra of fear and leaving an enormous debt for future generations. Republicans can only say the same thing so many ways. War is always an economic answer to the Republican woes!!! Not anymore. If the Republicans aren't fighting a war, they have no idea how to run the country without one.

Hmmm..... didn't Bush put this country in jeopardy with his morbid stupidity? And I guess Romney could do better? Doubtful. He is still just another lousy self serving republican.

hey get this romy! the country has already been in jeopardy! would you have made it better?

When Mitt defends Cheney, I think we get a pretty good idea of where Mitt wants to take the country, and, sadly, we have already been there. It is not a place that we need to return.

Oh, what's another trill here or there? After all, only the rich in America will have to pay for it... I have a castle in Louisiana for sale at a really great price, takers.

The Missile Defense "system" was a joke & a terrible waste of money. Look it up its fact.

Its easy for Romney to sit back and criticize when he is not the president and having to solve the incredibly difficult problems that Bush left behind!

Romney will say anything to be the next GOP presidential nominee, he has to walk a very fine line not to upset the party's leader, Limbaugh-the-comedian!

Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Adm. Mike Mulligan and Army Chief of Staff George Casey described the United States military in the waning days of the Bush administration as being on the "verge of collapse" due to mulitple deployments overseas and its involvment in a war built on a pack of lies. Al Queda must sorely miss Bush, Cheney and their ilk given the incomparable benefits these still delusional criminals conveyed on it, second only to those which the Bushies conveyed on Iran, all at no cost to Iran and unimaginable cost in blood and treasure to us. Romney is an empty suit apparently praying like his brethren for another terrorist event in the United States which they can then exploit like 9/11.

Sanctions are something to consider. If the U.S. and a bunch of other nations cut off all trade and aid of any kind, N. Korea would change their tune pretty quickly. Of course that could provoke them to do something crazy out of desperation. It might be better to just ignore them. They're trying to provoke some kind of reaction so that "Dear Leader" can look strong. If we laugh it off, it just makes him look like the little tinhorn dictator that he is. What is he going to do? Nuke Japan? Invade S. Korea? I don't think so.

That said, Mitty, do we really need to fund a missile defense system? Come on, dude, It would be unbelievably expensive and probably not work too well. Remember Reagan's "peace shield?" What a joke.

This guy is so 2008. Let's get with the program Mitt. You're either with us or you are with the bad guys Mitt.

this man deserves to be the next president–not only for his knowledge on foreign policy and tough stance on terror–He is one of the few candidates who is an undisputed expert on economics.

What 's putting the country at risk Is IDIOTS LIke Mit and Rush and CHeney denouncing the President while other Countries take note..........and figure lets attack since their own country men are against the President............That should be addressed

Romney continues to say it is okay to spend, spend, spend, but only on missle systems. When the last administration did nothing to stop North Korea, where was the Mitt-wit? I guess labeling them a part of the 'axes of evil' was as tough as it gets when you are a right wing nut.

Mitt Romney is a perfect example of what is wrong with the Republican party, they are trying to change and reinvent themselves and they still have this moron hanging around their neck pulling them underwater.

Anyone else have the bitter taste of conservative fear smear in the back of their throats?

Romney looks like a fool yet again. That is the only news I see here.

I don't suppose Romney mentioned that Obama actually increased the overall defense budget? No? Or that the 'missile defense programs' in question have been a black hole of wasteful spending with little result for decades now?

This kind of cherry picking and deceptive rhetoric is one of many reasons why Mitt Romney will never be president: the public simply does not believe he is sincere, and rightly so. He'll hold whichever position is most convenient at the time.

Sounds like the typical Rep. Build Defense and don't worry about the American Issues. North Korea is calling a bluff and the reps. know it. North Korea is a threat to south korea and we do have to protect them. Mr. Romney should concentrate on what the GOP's concern for every Americans and their family issues. God Bless America.

Please Lord: "No!"

I'm not sure if this is a 'future' campaign speech....but...I have to agree it is faulty on the part of Obama's adminstration to 'trim down' the defense fund....I understand , the world knows, we have to rid ourselves of nuclear weapons...but the defense budget should be increased to develope /enhance weapons of protection. Freedom can not be sacrafice at any cost.

The Hertiage Foundation – I just read about this foundation in Peter Galbraith's book "The End of Iraq". It was this conservative think tank that the Bush administration hired a few young, inexperienced people with absolutely no foreign relations experience nor nation-building experience to oversee the whole budget of rebuilding Iraq. The only reason they were chosen was because they were members of this conservative think tank and held the same values as the neoconservatives. Of course we all sadly witnessed the outcome of that decision with its affects on Iraq.

" the Obama administration's plan to trim more than $1 billion from missile defense programs"

I really hope that is not the case. Liberals would rather save a tree then focuse on our national security. Unfortunately we live in tough times. Times where the world is not happy with our American way of life. This has been going on since the 80's. Due to this, our defense needs to be ramped up; not cut. Cutting it now would be a grave mistake.

This is a bad move by this current administration.

So he says Obama needs to take a harder line with North Korea, and the hardest line he suggests is... more sanctions?

Waste of hot air.

When did Mitt become an expert on defense affairs? He is just another republican playing second string quarterback with no game plan.

I hear the criticism, but no solutions.

We have seen the republicans way of doing things: Starting wars based on lies, running up our national debt, ignoring all but the rich. So far Obama is doing far better than Bush did in his 8 years in office.