Republicans ' nearly singular focus on the economy took a back seat Wednesday when Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took the stage to talk foreign policy , a topic Mitt Romney makes little mention of on the stump and that has been largely absent from the national political debate . McCain and Rice took to stage to underscore their foreign policy . Mike Huckabee , who once questioned Romney 's Mormon ##ism , delivered his verse . Condoleezza Rice 's speech won praise both in the forum and on Twitter .
McCain and Rice took to stage to underscore their foreign policy . Mike Huckabee , who once questioned Romney 's Mormon ##ism , delivered his verse . Condoleezza Rice 's speech won praise both in the forum and on Twitter .