
Romney sets off on his international tour this week, and he’s already making it clear that he won’t be merely cheering on his wife’s horse at the Olympics. Things got off to a heavy start today when Romney revealed at a fund-raiser that he met with Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr in a San Francisco hotel, and he said the rest of the world sees “America in decline.” Supposedly we could turn things around with one deal that balances our budget. Apparently this isn’t one of those situations where you mock your own country, but immediately defend it if foreign leaders say one unkind word.