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Posted on 11/25/2016 6:44:34 AM PST by Maceman
Sure Romney bad-mouthed Trump during the election, and to many Trump supporters, that makes him an inappropriate choice as SoS or any other administration position.
I've seen reports of this opposition to Romney reported constantly on Fox News in the past week or so.
But what NOBODY seems to be talking about is Romney's glowing statements about Trump back in 2012, when he thanked Trump for endorsing his ill-fated presidential run:
Mitt Romney praises Donald Trump
I would be opposing Romney based solely on his aggressive anti-Trump actions and statement during the election. But if Trump should decide that Romney's virtues outweighed that behavior, I would suck it up and trust Trump's hiring instincts.
But given Romney's obseqious, self-serving praise of Trump in 2012, I will seriously doubt Trump's judgment if he should actually choose Romney for SoS.
The above video shows that Romney is a lying sack of crap without an ounce of personal integrity, and in my mind that fact alone disqualifies him from being anywhere neat the Trump administration.
Was Romney lying in 2012, or was he lying in 2016, or will he be lying now if he should actually issue an apology?
I've found it very frustrating that none of the reports on a potential Romney choice have shown this 2012 video. I think it should be played non-stop on every news or commentary show.
I can't believe that more anti-Romney Trump supporters are not raising this critical issue of Romney's proven lack of integrity.
All I heard from the likes of the Bushes, McCain, and Mitt about third party voters or about conservatives who didn't vote was that such people were "helping the Democrats." OK, fine. Let's just admit then that the Bushes and Romney, by refusing to back Trump, were helping Hillary.
Incidentally, I held my nose and voted for your hero Mitt against BHO. Unfortunately, your hero and their majesties the Bushes didn't see fit to reciprocate party loyalty by voting for or endorsing Trump. As with all people with a sense of entitlement, it's do as I say, not as I do. Apparently, neither Romney nor the Bushes could accept somebody not anointed by the RNC party machine was nominated, even if it meant almost handing the election to Hillary. They acted like children throwing a spiteful tantrum and don't deserve a seat at the political table.
Hmmmmm. Do I even understand what integrity means? Let me think about this.
Let's see. On the one hand, I see with my own eyes Mitt Romney fawning all over Trump in 2012 because of what a great businessman he was, and thanking him profusely for his endorsement, and then a mere four years later is calling him a con man, a fraud and a business failure, for whatever reason. So obviously he was either lying in 2012 or he was lying in 2016.
And then, on the other hand, we have Ben Shapiro praising Romney's integrity.
Hmm. You know what, I think that integrity is NOT defined by Ben Shapiro calling somebody moral.
So I'm thinking that your bizarre understanding of what integrity means has no relationship to its actual meaning.
BTW, I greatly admire Ben Shapiro, even though his judgment about Romney is clearly, demonstrably in error in this case.
I think he is a terrible choice. Maybe the GOP Establishment can’t do any better. I rather have someone in the community of red states be nominated. Let’s not forget Truman sold hats.
Romney has a lack of ethics, integrity and was dishonest in his campaign.
Why do we need him? Try and weld the party divisions together???
Nuts to that.
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If Trump picks Romney his next book can be, “How I Screwed and Lost My Base.”
I am in Utah, a non-Mormon.
I know what Mitt and his acolytes did in this part of the country. And it is worse than what anyone out there even knows. Despite having campaigned for him in 2012, I now have no use for him whatsoever. He is a despicable, diabolical human being. And that goes for his entire family, btw.
I’ll be crushed if DJT picks Mitt for SOS.
Romney ragged on Trump before the election and there should be consequences. Romney now claims he didn’t say negatives against Trump, hence he’s a liar. Who would believe a lying Secretary of State...........well, guess they believed Hitlary so there may be hope for Romney. My personal opinion is dump his ass, “You’re Fired!”
Exactly. It is one thing for an opposing candidate to say some harsh things during a campaign and quite another for someone who is on the sidelines. There is also a difference between not supporting a candidate and trying to sabotage his candidacy like Romney (and Kasich) did to Trump.
Romney is The Snake that Trump used to warn us about. If he takes Romney in, Romney will bite him. I can picture it now, Romney standing in front of a sea of “reporters” denouncing Trump, and announcing that he cannot continue on as Sec of State, and resigning in a huff.
Action speaks.
He and Ryan are ambitious sneaky back stabbers who not only lacked the courage to win the Presidency when they had the opportunity, but hid behind the NeverTrumpers who tried to undermine and destroy Trump to slip them in.
Scum.
Following this reasoning and these moral standards, the greatest President of the 20th century should have been Jimmy Carter. How did that one work out?
Romney is a feckless jackwagon.
Following the same specious "logic" by which you and Shapiro defend Romney, Jimmy Carter (who was also a family man who never cheated on his wife and who was never guilty of any unethical conduct in his finances) must have been a great President.
Do you follow now how using someone's status as a family man is utterly irrelevant to discussing his political conduct and likely policies?
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.
Which ones?
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