“If Putin rears his ugly head,” the Republicans know who they want in charge

If Putin rears his ugly head…

by digby

… the Republicans know who they want in charge.

I missed last night’s junior varsity GOP debate (which means that Newt and Bachman are on the A-team, btw) so I haven’t heard their foreign policy agenda for 2012. But this is downright scary:

The GOP respondents in the Gallup poll say that if their issue is business and the economy their man is Romney. Okay, understandable, given his background (though I guess that means they’re going with someone who fires people to make a buck for himslef.)

And if it’s moral values, their man is Huckabee. I get that. He’s a preacher, and sometimes there’s a connection there (alas, sometimes not.)

And if it’s foreign policy, their chosen expert candidate is…. Jon Huntsman, Ambassador to China and someone with actual foreign policy experience? Nah, he gets 1%. Newt Gingrich, experienced DC pol? He gets 10%.

The choice is Sarah Palin, because she can see Russia from her house.

I’m guessing this explains it: