During the second presidentiial debate, Mitt Romney was asked if he would please offer the specifics of his plan on taxes and the deficit. The Democrats have been hammering away at him because he refuses to give details. I was very pleased with the asnswer he gave, although I thought he could have explained it better. In fact I think it was a missed opportunity to make an analogy with Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan and get a shot in there.
The gist of his answer was that he wasn't going to hand out a detailed roadmap showing exactly where he wanted to end up in negotiations with congress. He should have explained further that telling the other side what your targets are or what your bottom line is, pretty much assures you will never get there. Think of it as a negotiation over price. If you are the seller you do not start off with the least amount that you'd be willing to accept. As the buyer, you do not lead with the absolute top dollar you'd be willing to pay. As the Commander in Cheif who is in charge of prosecuting a war, you do not announce your withdrawal date in advance. Does that really need an explanation as to why it is so assinine?
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