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  • ISTANBUL: Romney-Ryan At The Helm Of The Republican Party

    ROMNEY-RYAN AT THE HELM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

    Hurriyet
    Sept 1 2012
    Turkey

    The best thing that happened about Hurricane Isaac is that it did
    not hit places near Tampa, Florida, where the Republican convention
    was being held. But despite being downgraded, the slow-moving storm
    brought seemingly unending rain to parts of the Gulf Coast region.

    Mitt Romney made his case to the nation about why this Republican
    contender should be elected president, and why he thinks Democratic
    President Barack Obama should be sent packing. The speech will set
    the tone for Romney's campaign for the final two months.

    Having seized the nomination on his second try to run for the
    presidency after years spent preparing for the moment, Romney will
    use his speech Thursday night to introduce himself to a large portion
    of voters and claw for an advantage in a race that could scarcely be
    any closer.

    "We believe in America, even though the last four years have been
    full of difficulties and disappointments, doubt and despair," Romney
    said when tackling the economy, this election's top subject. "We
    believe in America, even though President Obama's failed policies
    have left us with record-high unemployment, lower take-home pay,
    and the weakest economy since the Great Depression."

    Romney also discussed his Mormon faith in more direct terms than
    usual, a direction signaled by running mate Paul Ryan on Wednesday
    night in several allusions to the duo's differing religions but
    "same moral creed." Ryan, a deficit hawk who's become the party's
    darling since joining the ticket, offered a prime-time testimonial
    setting up Romney's turn on the stage in the Republican National
    Convention's finale.

    But the convention really belonged to conservatives of all sorts,
    including Tea Party activists and gun owners after mass shooting at
    a Colorado cinema.

    "It may not be a particularly pleasant place to be for a regular
    person, but most Americans are pretty conservative," commented a
    Turkish resident of the capital Washington. "In addition, Romney has
    pretty good chances to grab the presidency."

    After the Republican gathering, all eyes will turn to President
    Obama and his running mate Joe Biden at the 2012 Democratic National
    Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, between Sept. 4 and 6.

    Obama and Biden could be considered as foreign policy gurus if compared
    to the conservative Romney-Ryan duo, but the 2012 election is mostly
    about the economy. Romney could be considered not "well-established"
    on foreign policy whereas Ryan is totally unclear about his foreign
    policy choices, apart from his quite close ties with the congressional
    pro-Armenian groups.

    But Republican insiders believe Obama and Biden are "not willing to
    take any risks" on Syria, no matter what happens there.

    On Iran, Obama and Biden will likely look to control Israeli policies,
    while Romney and Ryan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
    obvious favorites in the Nov. 6 election, will wait until then.

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