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When asked about the various versions of the convention speech, Stevens said: “The governor writes his speeches.” Pressed on whether he does so with no help, Stevens added: “He reaches out to a lot of people. … We don’t discuss who works on what. It’s all just the Romney campaign. Everything is just the Romney campaign.”
The hasty process resulted in a colossal oversight: Romney did not include a salute to troops serving in war zones, and did not mention Al Qaeda or Afghanistan, putting him on the defensive on national security just as the Middle East was about to erupt. It was also very light on policy specifics, much to the chagrin of conservatives who were certain the addition of Ryan and inclusion of Wehner meant a real battle of ideas was about to begin.
Maybe it is a hatchet job, but I think it explains what has Pete upset. Pete?


September 17th, 2012 | 4:11 am
Kate, yeah, it is a hatchet job against that Stuart Stevens guy and it is based on hostile/butt cov ering internal leaks. But that doesn’t mean it is wrong. The speech was lousy and misconceived. But the shallowness and cynicism is Romney’s in the final analysis.
I’m out of town until late tomorrow, so I’ll think about it more.