Posted on 01/02/2019 6:38:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Mitt Romneys op-ed Wednesday in The Post is being widely praised by the usual suspects in Never-Trump Land. This should be your first clue as to how wildly out of touch the senator-elect is with Republican voters.
What are some others? Lets start with the articles premise that President Trumps character is more important than his accomplishments or principles. Most Republicans simply dont accept this argument. Many instead see Trumps pugnacious and sometimes crude talk as an essential part of his virtue he fights while other Republicans cower. Others would prefer he tweet less and do more, but still prefer Trumps fallen angel to a Democratic devil.
Romney would like you to believe you can have your cake and eat it, too that you can be against Trumps character but for his policies. But that doesnt work in the real world. Railing about character hurts the president, and Republicans know that.
Romneys obliviousness comes through in other parts of his piece, too. He explains what aspects of Trumps tenure he supports, and lo and behold! they are the same as those he purportedly supported during his two failed attempts to become president. Notably absent from this approved list? Trumps immigration proposals. But these have everything to do with why he won. The vast majority of Republicans want illegal immigration controlled now. Nearly half want immigrants living here without legal authority to be deported, and more than 80 percent want Trumps wall....
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On e you realize he was a stalking horse to ensure Obama got his second term it will all start to make sense... the deep state... the two party system... all of it
STUPID REPUBLICANS!! The DEMOCRATS ARE YOUR ENEMIES, NOT FELLOW REPYBLICANS...DUMBASSES!! OR GO JOIN YOUR FRIENDS, THE DEMOCRATS!
We knew exactly what we were doing when we elected Trump - his morals as a former playboy have nothing to do with the brilliant mind and determined fighter this country needs.””’
IF I am in dire need of the services of a firefighter—a deputy—or an EMT, I don’t ask “Who did you sleep with last night?””
You could pick out the 5 best attributes of 10 GOPe persons & you still couldn’t impress me VS Trump.
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