Posted on 12/04/2024 1:53:11 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Washington — Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican who is nearing the end of his Senate term, warned in his farewell address on Wednesday of those who "tear at our unity," urging America to uphold the nation's values as he capped more than two decades in public service.
"I have learned that politics alone cannot measure up to the challenges we face," Romney said. "A country's character is a reflection not just of its elected officials, but also of its people. I leave Washington to return to be one among them."
Romney announced in September 2023 that he would not seek reelection after his first term in the upper chamber, noting at the time that "it's time for a new generation of leaders." The 77-year-old Utah Republican was the GOP nominee for president in 2012 and also served as the governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.
In his farewell speech Wednesday, Romney said that "Americans have always been fundamentally good." He argued that while there have been mistakes, "some grievous," the nation has from its earliest days rushed to help neighbors in need, welcomed the poor and the huddled masses and respected different faiths.
Romney said as his time in office comes to an end, he hopes to be "a voice of unity and virtue," saying that "it is only if the American people merit his benevolence, that God will continue to bless America."
The Utah Republican, known as a moderate in the upper chamber who has been openly critical of President-elect Donald Trump, became the first senator in U.S. history to vote to convict a member of his own party in 2020 during Trump's first impeachment trial. And he also voted to convict Trump of inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. At the...
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Get out of here, Pierre DeLecto!
Go away Mittens! Most Republicans hate your guts because - you earned it.
Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord slit ya.
One term governor and one term senator, from 2 different states.
Will you please shut up Mitt?
douchebagsezwha? GTFO already, mitt wit.
“”Romney said as his time in office comes to an end, he hopes to be “a voice of unity and virtue,””
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Farewell, Pierre...
Yeah, whatever Mitt. Bye.
That counts.
the point Romney is missing is that we WANT to tear at the unity of the UNI PARTY!
Just STFU and get out of here, Mitt.
What Monsieur Delecto?? You say something is tearing at your unit and now you have crabs??
Just go away Mitt...we won’t miss you!
He wants to the establishment of both parties working together so they can continue enrich themselves and their families.
When that turd leaves, they need to have a fireworks celebration.
Romney has done more than anyone in destroying the GOP. Just go away.
One last plea to capitulate, I see.
Except when he was running for president -- then he was a dog-abuser, a tax scofflaw and a latter-day Hitler.
I have no use for Mitt Romney but the Democrats were so far over-the-line that similar attacks against Trump were mostly ineffective.
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