The Romney campaign sent along this incredibly glossy and well illustrated brochure outlining the governor's policy proposals. It's an informative and revealing read. It's informative because it contains a lot of policy detail. It's revealing because it shows that Romney's consultant mentality is the dominant force in his campaign. For example, here is Romney on "confronting radical jihad":
To meet today's challenges, we must mobilize and integrate all elements of national power in unstable areas where traditional civilian agencies cannot operate effectively and traditional military power alone cannot succeed. Create A Special Partnership Force (SPF): The SPF will integrate all elements of national power under a new force with leadership drawn from a core group of our Army Special Forces trained to work with civilian governments and intelligence personnel to form a new capability . . .
You get the idea. Thing is, I'm sympathetic to Romney's proposals. But the Fed Speak-like language in which those proposals are conveyed makes my eyes glaze over. The ideas are smart. But they are not inspiring.