Romney got choked up yesterday because his handlers had placed him in an impossible situation that he knew he was never going to recover from.

Utah is going to have some hard times until they rid themselves of Romney. Job #1 for Congressmen is to bring home the bacon.

No bacon for Utah until Romney finds another job.

No. He doesn't use his faith as camouflage. Stop making it about Mormonism. Romney simply has no core principles. That is the heart of the problem. He is a fraud because he is not conservative, though he claims he is. Read the article!!

AS IMPEACHMENT FAILS, ROMNEY STANDS ALONE:

To the extent that Mitt Romney, handsome billionaire, is a sympathetic figure, it is because his attempts to prostrate himself before the left fail so consistently. The “binders full of women” comment, perverted as it was by the media, was also a total capitulation to the idea that there ought to be more quotas and affirmative action in hiring. But even then - even then! - they still painted him and Paul Ryan as racists who wanted to kill grandma and crawl through your window at night to steal your birth control. The lesson Republican voters took away was: what’s the point in nominating some nice guy? So they stopped.

I will brook no argument that anyone has a stronger negative opinion about Mitt Romney than me. It is no secret. From the moment Romney told me in the only interview we’ve ever done, in 2006, that he never considered himself pro-choice - despite also being the same man who ran to Ted Kennedy’s left on the issue - I’ve thought of him as the definition of the chameleon-like politician who aspires to patrician statesmanship. His technocratic approach to politics rankles, his hubris is without charm, and his outward niceties do nothing to disguise his clumsily savage approach to politics. He lost in 2008 when every other candidate hated him, and won in 2012 by nuking anyone more likable than him from orbit with a metric ton of cash. Hugh Hewitt wrote an entire chunk in his book, “A Mormon in the White House”, just dedicated to rebutting me.

That he would run for Senate struck me as a way to salvage his political career after a loss, but also to potentially chart a path back to leadership. Maybe not the White House, but if Romney could remake himself - as so many American politicians have - into a leader within the body, who’s to say he couldn’t have a fourth act? The unsubtle secondary reason, of course, is in case of disaster, break glass - where a Mueller Report that eradicates the Trump presidency provides Romney that long dreamed of opportunity to save Republican hopes. Arise! Your man on a horse is here.

Alas! His hopes dashed, Romney is now relegated to a body he clearly finds frustrating. Yesterday John Cornyn was asked about Romney’s decision to vote to convict on the first article - he split his vote, he is Mitt Romney after all - and he responded that Romney “keeps his own counsel” as a Senator. But that’s because he doesn’t really want to be a Senator. A Senator who wanted to lead and believed deeply that Trump deserved conviction would have worked tirelessly to convince his fellow Republican Senators to join him in this vote. Instead, Romney waited until after the decisions made by all his fellow Republicans were announced to take his stand - ineffective as the protesters outside. http://vlt.tc/3vjm Except to the extent it is helpful to the campaigns of Democratic candidates running against Cory Gardner and Susan Collins.

(Perhaps my favorite plot point of the whole thing was Romney’s decision to give not one, but three “exclusive” branded interviews - to The Atlantic, Deseret News, and Chris Wallace at Fox. Oh, Mitt.)

As for Trump, the past month must seem like a glee-filled dream. He has soundly defeated his political adversaries in their attempt to remove him from office. He has killed terrorists at will and not gotten sucked into another war. He closed trade deals, crushed a State of the Union, and watched his strongest potential general election opponent crumble. He enjoys the economic winds at his back, a Republican Party at their highest popularity in 15 years, and his highest personal rating since he was inaugurated. And at the end of the day, the one Republican out of the 250 in Congress who broke with him is the one he most enjoys having as a political foil.

What did the man do to get so lucky?

He's nothing more than a carpetbagger. He saw the empty seat was coming and took up official residence in Utah.

No. He doesn't use his faith as camouflage. Stop making it about Mormonism. Romney simply has no core principles. That is the heart of the problem. He is a fraud because he is not conservative, though he claims he is. Read the article!!

The sad thing is we all knew this about him when he first announced he was running for President. But the alternative was another term for the Halfrican who was eviscerating the Constitution and the American way of life. Mittens' rise to power all falls on the Republican Party leadership. I guess one could say the Republican Party, in 2012, was run by the Bush family. But McConnel decides which Republican Senate candidates receive party funding. The Turtle, who received great praise by President Trump at his noon speech, is a member of the Swamp, and will shift back and forth to maintain his own power and position, as need be.

You know what the super bowl and the republican senate have in common, no patriots. Except now that is not true because of Romney.

The sad thing is we all knew this about him when he first announced he was running for President. But the alternative was another term for the Halfrican who was eviscerating the Constitution and the American way of life. Mittens' rise to power all falls on the Republican Party leadership. I guess one could say the Republican Party, in 2012, was run by the Bush family. But McConnel decides which Republican Senate candidates receive party funding. The Turtle, who received great praise by President Trump at his noon speech, is a member of the Swamp, and will shift back and forth to maintain his own power and position, as need be.

You know what the super bowl and the republican senate have in common, no patriots. Except now that is not true because of Romney.

And Babylon Bee was brutal.

Follower Of Joseph Smith Urges Nation To Reject Morally Flawed Leaders

You have to make part of it, at least, about Mormonism...............because that is who elected Romney, that is what he believes in, and that is who controls the politics in the state of Utah.

Now, you'll probably start throwing out the bigot word again.............and take note that you did not respond to slumlords post yesterday about what you said about Butt gigger............so, go ahead and feel free if it's what makes you feel all fuzzy all over. But, you cannot separate Romney and the Mormons. It is what makes him what he is.

You know what the super bowl and the republican senate have in common, no patriots. Except now that is not true because of Romney.

Mormons do what every group does, they "keep the money in between themselves" so do Jews, Blacks, cartels,Democrats. etc.

Retard.

Name calling is nothing more than a concession.

You have to make part of it, at least, about Mormonism...............because that is who elected Romney, that is what he believes in, and that is who controls the politics in the state of Utah.

Now, you'll probably start throwing out the bigot word again.............and take note that you did not respond to slumlords post yesterday about what you said about Butt gigger............so, go ahead and feel free if it's what makes you feel all fuzzy all over. But, you cannot separate Romney and the Mormons. It is what makes him what he is.

anyone who knows anything about Utah knows Salt Lake county is not ran by Mormons it’s one of the most liberal counties in the country. Utah as a whole is a very conservative state, did being a Mormon help Romney yes to a certain extent but running as a “conservative” is what got him elected. Utah of the 70’s and 80’s being ran by the church are long gone.

You left out white good ole boys too. Inadvertent, I am sure.

anyone who knows anything about Utah knows Salt Lake county is not ran by Mormons it’s one of the most liberal counties in the country. Utah as a whole is a very conservative state, did being a Mormon help Romney yes to a certain extent but running as a “conservative” is what got him elected. Utah of the 70’s and 80’s being ran by the church are long gone.

Name calling is nothing more than a concession.

Name calling is nothing more than a concession.

Romney is a douche. Most LDS and Utahns now recognize this. However, I've been a bit sickened by Facebook today seeing some people praise him and saying he did the tough thing and that he has character. Just because he did a hard thing turning against his own party doesn't mean it was the right thing.

I like this Federalist article because it points out how Romney has never been a man of character. He's always a politician changing according to the latest poll. He might as well just admit he's a dem and join them. They need another candidate to run against Trump.

Bb

Romney didn't "deceive" the voters in Utah.............they knew exactly who and what he was. He has a track record that says RINO all the day long.

Is there a place in Utah called Deceived?
If not there should be mostly between Nevada and Colorado

Consider their alternative at the time.

Consider our alternative when he ran against obama.

Romney didn't "deceive" the voters in Utah.............they knew exactly who and what he was. He has a track record that says RINO all the day long.

I'll agree with the comparison with Obama, as it was either he or Obama. But, in Utah, they did not have to elect him. They did so because he was a Mormon in good standing.

You know what the super bowl and the republican senate have in common, no patriots. Except now that is not true because of Romney.

Yes, but there sure want to pretend they were.

He is completely opportunistic.

Thank you. That has been my whole point all along...........the voters that elected him.....Mormon and other......knew exactly who they were voting for.

It wouldn't surprise me if Mittens found a way to leave the Senate, now that he's killed his chances for acquiring any real power there. If he switches parties, the Dems will take him of course, but he'll never amount to anything with them either, as they hate his guts too in reality.

He's everything we all despise about politicians all rolled into a shiny suit and topped with nice hair. Bitter, jealous, and vindictive to boot. Quite a package.

It wouldn't surprise me if Mittens found a way to leave the Senate, now that he's killed his chances for acquiring any real power there. If he switches parties, the Dems will take him of course, but he'll never amount to anything with them either, as they hate his guts too in reality.

He's everything we all despise about politicians all rolled into a shiny suit and topped with nice hair. Bitter, jealous, and vindictive to boot. Quite a package.

He uses his faith as camouflage.

He's just another hustler.

No. He doesn't use his faith as camouflage. Stop making it about Mormonism. Romney simply has no core principles. That is the heart of the problem. He is a fraud because he is not conservative, though he claims he is. Read the article!!