You cite an approving quote by Ben Shapiro making the claim that Romney is a great choice for SoC because he's a family man,...

Neither I nor Ben Shapiro said Romney would be a great choice for SoS. We said he has integrity in response to someone accusing Mitt of not having integrity. You made up all the other stuff... that's why it doesn't make any sense in the context of the conversation.

Mitt came out and publicly proclaimed his opinion of Donald Trump's character. It was his opinion. He has a right to state his opinion just like we all do. I don't agree with Mitt in that, he should never have spoken publicly about his opposition to Trump. It came out as almost an endorsement of Clinton. But, I understand why he had those feelings.

Ann Coulter summed it up, "We're not supporting Trump because of his character. We're supporting him because of his position on the issues. We know he's a ....." That's my personal view of Trump as well. I voted for Trump to stop the left. And the thought of HRC in the white house made me puke. Literally.

If President Trump asks Mitt to serve, he will.

We said he has integrity in response to someone accusing Mitt of not having integrity.

Why is it so difficult for you and Shapiro to grasp the notion that someone can have integrity in his personal life but not his public life, or vice-versa? I'm sure that Romney is just great as a father to his children and as a husband to his wife. That's completely irrelevant to the discussion of Romney's utter lack of integrity as a politician.

The OP makes a good point: when Romney wanted Trump's campaign contributions and endorsement in 2012, he had nothing but wonderful things to say about Trump. Four years later, as the self-appointed leader of the NeverTrumpers, Romney had nothing but insults to throw at Trump. Is that a mark of political integrity? If a "friend" of yours says wonderful things about you when he needs to borrow some money, and then constantly criticizes you (and implicitly helps your enemies and rivals) you when he doesn't need you anymore, would you trust such a friend?

If we're stuck with Romney as SoS, so be it, that's a trade-off we'll have to live with, but nobody will convince me that Mitt Romney is a good choice for any political position of influence.

If President Trump asks Mitt to serve, he will.

Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death and was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both terms of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

In 1953, Benson was appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by President Eisenhower. Benson accepted this position with the permission of Church President David O. McKay and therefore served simultaneously in the United States Cabinet and in the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Taft_Benson

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Ezra Taft Benson