Romney Takes a Page From Bolton

Romney agrees with Bolton on the State Department? He is looking better and better. Here is Romney on Hugh Hewitt's show while on the Iowa caucus campaign trail; (hat tip by jove)

HH: Governor Romney, one of the first tasks for a conservative in the White House will be to get control of the Department of State, and the Central Intelligence Agency, that keep turning out these NIE’s and leaking things. Do you have the capacity to do that?

MR: You know, there’s nothing more political than corporate America. And you have to be able to rein in those individuals that are, if you will, doing things that harm our national interests. And I’ve watched with some concern over the past weeks, and years, frankly, it’s going to be very difficult to turn around our State Department, and get it to respond to the position that the President would take. John Bolton’s recent book, Surrender Is Not An Option, is a good inside look at how disruptive and counterproductive our efforts in the U.N., or our efforts at the State Department can be. But that is something which I’m up to, and I’m looking forward to.

It's got to go, Mitt. Got to go.

UPDATE: Eretz does us right, yet again. He has posted the audio for us.

Here is the interview Hugh Hewitt had with Mitt Romney which I quoted on your blog and here is just the section I quoted.

Comments

[SalamiBaloney]

Clean out the State Dept. Especially the top arab-appeasing-money-grubbing-Israel-hating lot of them.

[Queued]

S said:
Clean out the State Dept. Especially the top arab-appeasing-money-grubbing-Israel-hating lot of them.
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Agreed. With that said, Democrats will win for the same reason Israel keeps supplying power to Gaza.

We deserve Hillary, we cry out for stupid leaders. :(

[x_dhimmi]

Thanks for posting this, Pamela. Good to know Romney is reading Bolton and learning from him. Puts points on Romney's page.

[Layer Seven]

CIA and State are in far worse condition today than 1935 through 1947 (CIA was OSS). Nothing positive for democracy or capitalism arises from CIA or the US Department of State. Bolton for President. Fred, next. Mitt, if you twist my arm.

[lowandslow]

The problem with Romney is, he just talks a big game. I got little doubt when faced with opposition from inside the State Dept. he'll fold like a cheap suit.