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I will formulate some thoughts/strategy on how to fortify his foreign policy creds, which is Job 1 in my assessment. He is a businessman and does not want "Yes" Men and "Yes" Women around him, but wants the true story and feedback and "How Am I Driving?", to make an informed decision and plan out a long term, effective strategy. Tactically, Herman has a very weak underbelly on foreign policy issues where he can be attacked by both his GOP primaries opponents, and then the REAL ENEMY (Obama/DNC/US Mass Media) (even though he is eloquent and also very correct in his foreign policy such as on Israel) but to me this flank needs to be fortified ASAP.

I had the same advice for Sarah Palin for two years on FR but nobody apparantly has ever heard me or taken the advice (although she did have a whirlwind tour of Hong Kong to pick up some big speaking bucks and it was not organized very well if you ask me from a messaging and logistic perspective). As a result, people like Ambassador Bolton (if jumping in the race) will be able to clearly kick her and others to the curb on this aspect....which will create a strong vulnerability. It will not be enough to say "As a private citizen right now at this presen time, I do not have access to top level information so I can't comment on this foreign policy issue or that foreign policy issue." Wrong SPIN!! That will wear then real soon and he should move away from that ASAP out on the trail.

For Herman, this would involve some multiple, key visits to ALLIES (and their leaders) abroad over the next three months, scripted and arranged just right PR-wise--with some dynamite quotes that will shake Obama and the State Department to their roots. I can see the attacks in advance from both within the GOP (from the country club RINO elite types as well as from Herman's primary opponents), and it is advisable to shore up this front as soon as possible.