Bill Kristol was finally right about something!

[Puppycow]

Kristol: Romney’s Attacks On Obama For Handling Of Chinese Dissident Are ‘Foolish’

May 4, 2012 at 10:25 am
Yesterday Mitt Romney attacked President Obama over the administration’s handling of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. Citing “very troubling developments,” Romney said yesterday was “a dark day for freedom and it’s a day of shame for the Obama administration.”

Last night on Fox News, Bill Kristol advised Romney to stand down on the Chen case, calling his attacks on Obama “foolish”:

KRISTOL: I’m happy to be critical of the Obama administration as anyone is, but I think this is fast moving story. And if I were advising Governor Romney, I’d say you don’t need to get in the middle of this story. If this turns out badly, and it would be a terrible thing, it will turn out badly. People will know. … To inject yourself into the middle of this way with a fast moving target I think is foolish. [...]

There is no need to butt into a fast moving story when the secretary of state is in Beijing with delicate negotiations and say it’s a day of shame for the Obama administration. Hillary Clinton is waking up right now. Let’s see if she can pull this off in the next 12 hours or so.​

Well, now, two weeks later, Chen and his family are safe in New York City, where he will attend New York University.

Looks like it's a dark day for Mitt Romney and a day of shame for the Romney campaign.

 

[DavidJames]

Kristol: Romney’s Attacks On Obama For Handling Of Chinese Dissident Are ‘Foolish’



Well, now, two weeks later, Chen and his family are safe in New York City, where he will attend New York University.

Looks like it's a dark day for Mitt Romney and a day of shame for the Romney campaign.

I expect to see a sound bite from Romney saying he deserves credit (much like the GM bailout) for the good outcome.

 

[Tsukasa Buddha]

Why are you people dragging up what he said 336 hours ago? Geez.

 

[shemp]

Shame? Republicans know not the meaning of the word.

 

[applecorped]

Shame? Republicans know not the meaning of the word.

Ted Kennedy was a Republican? Who Knew.

 

[Beerina]

KRISTOL: I’m happy to be critical of the Obama administration as anyone is, but I think this is fast moving story. And if I were advising Governor Romney, I’d say you don’t need to get in the middle of this story. If this turns out badly, and it would be a terrible thing, it will turn out badly. People will know. … To inject yourself into the middle of this way with a fast moving target I think is foolish.

Reminds me of some budget crisis or whatever it was, where McCain suddenly and in front of the cameras "abandoned" his presidential campaigning to make an emergency flight back to Congress in Washington to "help" on whatever it was, qua upstanding senate leader, and just ended up looking like an idiot.

 

[Beerina]

Ted Kennedy was a Republican? Who Knew.

That's true. A senator "waking up on a porch with no pants on" even made it into one of the Leisure Suit Larry games.