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Mitt fires a warning shot

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Not holding my breath that Romney will do anything of substance to combat Trump but I’ll take it for now.

At a minimum, he’s going to be a thorn in Trump’s side like McCain was...especially when it comes to foreign policy.

Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short.

Mitt RomneyJanuary 1 at 8:00 PM

Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah and the party’s 2012 nominee for president, will be sworn into the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

The Trump presidency made a deep descent in December. The departures of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, the appointment of senior persons of lesser experience, the abandonment of allies who fight beside us, and the president’s thoughtless claim that America has long been a “sucker” in world affairs all defined his presidency down.

It is well known that Donald Trump was not my choice for the Republican presidential nomination. After he became the nominee, I hoped his campaign would refrain from resentment and name-calling. It did not. When he won the election, I hoped he would rise to the occasion. His early appointments of Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Nikki Haley, Gary Cohn, H.R. McMaster, Kelly and Mattis were encouraging. But, on balance, his conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions last month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office.

It is not that all of the president’s policies have been misguided. He was right to align U.S. corporate taxes with those of global competitors, to strip out excessive regulations, to crack down on China’s unfair trade practices, to reform criminal justice and to appoint conservative judges. These are policies mainstream Republicans have promoted for years. But policies and appointments are only a part of a presidency.

To a great degree, a presidency shapes the public character of the nation. A president should unite us and inspire us to follow “our better angels.” A president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity, and elevate the national discourse with comity and mutual respect. As a nation, we have been blessed with presidents who have called on the greatness of the American spirit. With the nation so divided, resentful and angry, presidential leadership in qualities of character is indispensable. And it is in this province where the incumbent’s shortfall has been most glaring.

[The Post’s View: The last lines of defense against Trump]

The world is also watching. America has long been looked to for leadership. Our economic and military strength was part of that, of course, but our enduring commitment to principled conduct in foreign relations, and to the rights of all people to freedom and equal justice, was even more esteemed. Trump’s words and actions have caused dismay around the world. In a 2016 Pew Research Center poll, 84 percent of people in Germany, Britain, France, Canada and Sweden believed the American president would “do the right thing in world affairs.” One year later, that number had fallen to 16 percent.

This comes at a very unfortunate time. Several allies in Europe are experiencing political upheaval. Several former Soviet satellite states are rethinking their commitment to democracy. Some Asian nations, such as the Philippines, lean increasingly toward China, which advances to rival our economy and our military. The alternative to U.S. world leadership offered by China and Russia is autocratic, corrupt and brutal.

The world needs American leadership, and it is in America’s interest to provide it. A world led by authoritarian regimes is a world — and an America — with less prosperity, less freedom, less peace.

To reassume our leadership in world politics, we must repair failings in our politics at home. That project begins, of course, with the highest office once again acting to inspire and unite us. It includes political parties promoting policies that strengthen us rather than promote tribalism by exploiting fear and resentment. Our leaders must defend our vital institutions despite their inevitable failings: a free press, the rule of law, strong churches, and responsible corporations and unions.

We must repair our fiscal foundation, setting a course to a balanced budget. We must attract the best talent to America’s service and the best innovators to America’s economy.

America is strongest when our arms are linked with other nations. We want a unified and strong Europe, not a disintegrating union. We want stable relationships with the nations of Asia that strengthen our mutual security and prosperity.

[Jimmy Carter: How to repair the U.S.-China relationship — and prevent a modern Cold War]

I look forward to working on these priorities with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other senators.

Furthermore, I will act as I would with any president, in or out of my party: I will support policies that I believe are in the best interest of the country and my state, and oppose those that are not. I do not intend to comment on every tweet or fault. But I will speak out against significant statements or actions that are divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions.

I remain optimistic about our future. In an innovation age, Americans excel. More importantly, noble instincts live in the hearts of Americans. The people of this great land will eschew the politics of anger and fear if they are summoned to the responsibility by leaders in homes, in churches, in schools, in businesses, in government — who raise our sights and respect the dignity of every child of God — the ideal that is the essence of America.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...898adc28fa2_story.html?utm_term=.aee9342de5d4
 
lol

Mittens is going to vote lock step with Trump’s agenda. The GOP Sabre rattling makes them look so silly when they inevitably bend the knee.
 
Romney has kissed Trump’s ass on the national stage twice. This is just tough talk before he bends the knee again.
 
I'm still going to vote for everything you want, but I'm not going to smile when I do it.

-Reek
 
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Someone's gotta step up and be troubled and concerned in Jeff Flake's absence
 
Romney will support 90+% of Trump's bills.

He's trying to position himself to run in 2020 just in case.
 
Not holding my breath that Romney will do anything of substance to combat Trump but I’ll take it for now.

At a minimum, he’s going to be a thorn in Trump’s side like McCain was...especially when it comes to foreign policy.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...898adc28fa2_story.html?utm_term=.aee9342de5d4

No he’s not (not that McCain was that much of a thorn to begin with). He’s going to support Trump and Mitch on anything Trump and Mitch need his support on while trying (and hopefully failing) to save face politically.

There is no warning shot in that article.
 
It would be nice if the media didn't fall for this shit again.

 
"Incoming freshman senator"? He's not exactly a rookie climbing up the political ladder.
 
Warning shot? More like Mitt farted in his general direction.
 
Unless Mitt does something meaningful like block the GOP agenda, he's just another empty suit.
 
I appreciate that NED still has some Republican blood left in the body and wants it to be respectable again, but Romney is just a season spineless as the rest
 
Does Romney actually live in Utah, or just have a vacation home there? Or is this some kind of Elizabeth Dole situation?
 
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