Posted on 11/29/2018 5:55:12 PM PST by dennisw
During a Q&A hosted by the Washington Post, House Speaker Paul Ryan positioned Mitt Romney as John McCain’s moral successor. In one of the last interviews Ryan will have given as House Speaker, he praised his long-time friend, former running mate, and Utah senator-elect. “It’s great that he’s coming,” Ryan said. “Mitt believes there’s a role for him … as a standard-bearer for our party.”
McCain was a maverick GOP element in public perception, often resisting his own party’s majority stance on key issues as a matter of principle. Before his death, McCain famously voted against the repeal-and-replace Republican health care bill that would have crippled Obamacare, drawing Trump’s ire.
The animosity between the two culminated in Trump being asked not to attend McCain’s funeral after he died of brain cancer, apparently in alignment with the late senator’s wishes. Romney is a similarly resistant conservative figure, most recently calling out President Donald Trump for his skirmishes with the “fake news” media.
In the same Q&A, Ryan broke with many members of his party in true McCain fashion, saying the United States should not withdraw their military support for Saudi Arabia in the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Instead, he believes this administration should follow the Magnitsky Act and its sanctions for human rights violators.
Ryan also publicly disagreed with Trump’s position that sanctions leveled against Saudi Arabia would jeopardize our military interests in the region. “There’s a time for realpolitik, but only if your foreign policy speaks with moral clarity to begin with,” Ryan said.
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That standard is a big red flag with the word LOSER written across it.
Thank God we are getting a new Maverick in the US Senate. Mitt Romney will be another Flake and MCcain all rolled into one.
The new conscience of the Senate ! ! ! Mittens Romney!
Sad that they GOP standard is that low.
Meanwhile Trump/Pence won the top spots. Romney/Ryan did not.
Across the top.
Across the bottom it says RINO.
cue the projectile vomiting GIFs....
If anyone doubts thar Willard is looking for an opening to challenge Trump, they are not seeing reality. These scum see an opportunity now that the Democrats took the House. In fact, Ryan probably was all too happy to let Nancy have the gavel so they can portray Trump as on the ropes and rioe for a primary challenge. Trump better have learned from the 2016 delegate fight because the disgusting backstabbing GOP will all too easily look for any reason to back Willard.
Willard the giant wannabe Rat? Thanks but, uh, no.
What does the Uniparty Standard look like?
“Across the bottom it says RINO.”
Exactly. Romney sees himself as the new RINO standard bearer. Ryan just confirmed once again that he is a RINO. All I can say is good riddance to Paul Ryan.
Ryan didn’t fundraise for Republican House Members this election: a Speaker’s primary job.
Yeah, Romney will be a media/donor buttboy like McCain- but he won’t have the same seniority. Just the same media/donor support.
Catholic man. Me to. Very different opinions. Does not compute.
Well all two of you Paul....
For the Romney of late, once a looser, always a looser.
Romney is just not going to be doing the Tighten Up.
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