If Defending Bush Doesn't Help Your Campaign, Then Start Attacking Him

This is hilarious:

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Tuesday the Bush administration mismanaged the Iraq war, distancing himself from his party's unpopular president two days before Iowa's first-in-the-nation presidential contest.

"I think we did a less than effective job in managing the conflict following the collapse of Saddam Hussein," the former Massachusetts governor said at a news conference. "I think we were under prepared for what occurred, understaffed, under planned, and, in some respects, under managed." * * *

The reason this is so funny is that, just a couple weeks ago, Romney accused Huckabee of "running from the wrong party" for criticizing President Bush's foreign policy as an "arrogant bunker mentality."

Romney's apparent strategy is to flip-flop so many times on so many key issues that it all becomes just a blur to the voting public.

And by the way, this is also very funny (from Salon):

I hesitate to give too much attention to Mike Huckabee’s promote-my-ad-for-free scheme, but about mid-way through the ad, during a litany of accusations against Mitt Romney, Huckabee criticizes his rival with this data point: “No executions.” Apparently, Huckabee — you know, the evangelical, pro-life Republican — is going after Romney for not having executed any Americans during his gubernatorial tenure. I realize Republican politics are far more crass than norms should allow, but it’s disconcerting to think “You didn’t kill anyone” has suddenly become a criticism in conservative circles.

Maybe Romney can be appointed "special guest executioner" somewhere so that he can correct this oversight before it is too late. Mitt should -- at the very least -- try to kick the shit out of somebody before the Iowa Caucuses tomorrow.