Posted on 05/14/2019 3:12:40 PM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) voted against one of President Trump’s judicial picks Tuesday over past controversial comments the judge made about former President Barack Obama.
Romney, who faced off against Obama in the 2012 presidential race, cast the lone GOP “no” vote against Judge Michael Truncale, who was ultimately confirmed to the Eastern District of Texas by a 49-46 margin.
Truncale raised eyebrows in 2011 when he called Obama an “un-American imposter.”
He later told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was “merely expressing frustration by what I perceived as a lack of overt patriotism on behalf of President Obama,” adding that he did not subscribe to the “birther” theory.
However, Romney found enough fault with the original remark to vote against Truncale’s nomination.
“He made particularly disparaging comments about President Obama. And as the Republican nominee for president, I just couldn't subscribe to that in a federal judge,” Romney told Politico in a brief interview.
“This was not a matter of qualifications or politics. This was something specifically to that issue as a former nominee of our party.”
Romney has emerged as one of the few GOP critics of Trump, often hitting the president over his rhetoric. He most recently bucked the White House by opposing its plans to nominate Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board.
Though he votes in line with the president more often than not, he is more likely to oppose the White House than most other Republican senators, according to a tally compiled by FiveThirtyEight.
Hillary, but with a penis..wait, strike that..they both have one
Well said and worth repeating!
I don’t know if those closest to me say I am the most hopeful and optimistic character :).
But they will say I move forward no matter what and I try to severely limit turning my head around to look at what was or would have been.
It’s the worst kind of wasted energy.
And without as many personal scandals.
But yeah, Romney losing was probably a good thing in the long run. Whatever else may end up being part of Trump’s legacy, there is no question that the events from the start of his campaign to now have opened a lot of eyes with regard to the way politics and our government really works.
McTurd’s ghost
No
(I wonder if he is also planning on getting one of those "snip-snip-snip" operations, so he can become "Mitzi" Romney.)
I can see the sunny side of this joker losing in 2012 now.
Most Valuable Player on the NeverTrump, Anti-Trump, Republican Resistance Team, and Chief Pearl Clutcher.
I would revote against mittens a thousand times over even if got O’Bunghole re-elected in 2020
Good points.
Thank Utah
Mormons loves them some slave labor.
OF COURSE the Piece of Mitt would vote against him.
Romney and or Rubio will never get my vote. Both McCain clones.
I’m assuming that Romney is part of the coup. How sick is it that establishment ‘pubs finagled him into a US Senate seat while they enabled the defeat of conservatives?
Two grinning jack asses
Go suck a Lemon, Romney!
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