Posted on 12/19/2024 2:58:32 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), retiring at 77, accomplished more during his single term than many senators do in decades. Though it helped that he entered the chamber with the gravitas of an elder statesman, having served as the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee, the reason he proved so effective was his willingness to work across the aisle and prioritize the interests of the country over his party.
Mr. Romney joined a group of 10 senators — five Republicans, five Democrats — who cooperated closely in 2020, during the covid-19 pandemic, to hammer out a stalled relief package. They subsequently helped shepherd into law a bipartisan infrastructure bill, the furthest-reaching gun-safety bill in a generation, a codification of same-sex marriage rights with protections for religious liberty, and a reform of the Electoral Count Act after its defects were exposed on Jan. 6, 2021.
Five of those 10 lawmakers won’t be in the Senate next year: In addition to Mr. Romney, Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, both Democrats who became independents, opted not to seek reelection. Jon Tester (D-Montana) was one of the three Democratic senators defeated in this year’s election. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) retired in 2023. Those remaining are Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire).
After they’re gone, even hardened partisans will come to miss the pragmatic dealmakers who sought common ground in good faith amid ever-more-extreme polarization. Other excellent senators are riding into the sunset as well, including Ben Cardin (D-Maryland). He worked with John McCain (R-Arizona) to pass the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which allows the U.S. government to impose sanctions on individuals who are responsible for human rights abuses by freezing their assets...
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He’d LOSE - just like you want him to, WP. Screw off.
His fight?
He rolled out the red carpet to Obama and the Dems a week after the Benghazi attack
Who was he fighting other than MAGA?
Yeah, but he “grew” since then.
Wasn’t he a dangerous extremist according to this newspaper back in 2012?
But they are okay with child rape, sex slavery/forced prostitution, murder, destruction of communities from drugs, and other similar things thriving because of our open border.
The CIA Post and Willard are on the same page.
Such a shock.
Over 2000 years ago Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote the epitaph that should be on Romney's gravestone.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.” I was that traitor.
I truly loath Romney. By comparison Bernie Sanders is totally open about who and what he is. I do not loath Bernie Sanders the man, I hate his policies but do respect him, he is honest. Romney has none of these traits. He is not fit to shine Bernie Sander's boots. I would drink a beer with Bernie and probably enjoy the conversation of opposing ideas. I do not wish to be in the same room with Romney.
Utahns get my nomination as the dumbest voters in America … for giving one of their two Senate seats to Massachusetts.
As Jim Thompson proudly announced about Wromney after his departure from the presidential race
FUMR
A self serving, backstabbing oligarch. I wonder how far they get into the article before they reach why they are writing this article; orange man.
Yep. He was HitlerRomney in 2012. Killed dogs and old people.
Willard is a mind sick puppy. Tie him to the bumper.
In short...he was a useful idiot for Democrats.
“What Would Mitt Romney Do?”
He would capitulate, spines are actually expensive, or so it seems. The real take-away from this article, you will see these puff pieces praising republicans for helping the democrats further their socialist agenda, but you will never see an article praising democrats for putting America first. It’s not that our side won’t write about them, it’s that there is no one to write about. Commies vote in lock step.
He didn’t do $#!+. The seminal accomplishment of his career was getting Barack Obama elected.
Killed a woman who had cancer because he pulled her health insurance, even though he wasn’t even at the company at the time.
Mitt figured out it was better to be liked in DC than actually help his constituents.
Maybe he should wear a white shirt, black slacks, and knock on doors in Ukraine.
This is a good question. Figure out what Mittens would do and then do the opposite
Willard’s replacement doesn’t seem to be a noticeable improvement.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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