Just a Question: Am I alone in thinking that Romney is being duped?

[hamsterjill]

Just had an interesting conversation in my office with someone.

Personally, I think Mitt Romney is being completely duped and will be put out to pasture by Trump in a few days. Trump met with him, Romney caved and basically publicly gave some support to Trump, so once he's thrown out with the dishwater, Romney will have no remaining relevance. Trump manipulated him into saying nice things about Trump. Romney won't be seen as credible should he attack Trump again beyond this occurrence.

I think this goes along with the Omarosa comment earlier in the campaign about how Trump will make his enemies bow down to him (and I'm paraphrasing, of course). Anyone else have the same feeling?

[leftynyc]

1. I think you're absolutely right

Don the con never forgets a slight and will punish anyone who DARES to insult him.

[Hortensis]

34. So what, tho? Romney serves God. He's said so many times,

that he is not a shopping-cart Mormon but an all-in fundamentalist believer, and I think we should believe him. The Mormon church was created to specifically prepare earth for the establishment of God's kingdom. They believe they have now fulfilled all the tasks they were given to do that. They long ago purchased land for God's capital near Independence, Missouri, where they will gather to witness the Second Coming.

Mitt believes God gifted him, and others, with what was needed for them to answer the call to leadership in America when the time came. He keeps stepping up in case he is the one, and humbling himself before Trump will not faze him. It's all in service of his god, and whatever comes or does not will be the will of his god. I wouldn't bet a phony penny that he didn't chew his frog legs with forced serenity across from that tool of Satan.

Reportedly he and his wife have been seeing this as something of a trial for some time, but it's likely they also see Trump's election as an indication that their prophesy is coming to pass. Bless their hearts, as they say here in Dixie.

[pkdu]

2. Yep - exactly. Lets count the ones so far...

Christie
Cruz
Rubio
now Romney

any others?

[mercuryblues]

26. Nikki Haley

[still_one]

3. It would serve him right, but I don't think so. He would not have called him back a second time, an

insured that romney grovelled in public before everyone.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Works for me.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. tRump's playing him like a fiddle

[Hekate]

6. Absolutely. Trump is toying with him by making him grovel publicly. I used to think Mitt ....

....was feeling the call of public service and wlling to be the sane man on the team to try to keep this from being an unmitigated disaster. But now I think Trump is going to destroy him completely if he keeps hanging around in any fashion.

It's past time for Mitt to take what's left of his balls and go home.

[Lotusflower70]

7. Good question

Or is Romney trying to dupe Trump?

[mulsh]

8. Come on Mr. Romney is a dynamic and creative business and political leader. Why

he went to Stanford and Harvard and has an MBA and everything. He's way more smarter and educated than me and maybe even most of us.

Why to believe that you'd have to believe the president elect is a vindictive and hateful person.

[hamsterjill]

20. I know!!!! Some nerve of me, right???!!!

Loved your post!!!

[Retrograde]

30. I see what you did there!

[Buzz Clik]

9. Do you think Donald Trump is smarter or more clever than Romney?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. Short answer: No.

But he is in a position of power, and Romney's not. And that gives him all the cards he needs.

[Buzz Clik]

31. It potentially creates a blind spot for Romney. If that turns out to be the case...

.... then Romney is a chump.

[LanternWaste]

17. Even Robert Oppenheimer got played.

Even Robert Oppenheimer got played.

[Buzz Clik]

32. Scientists often suffer from the misconception that being a genius in a specific discipline...

... makes you immune to being "played."

Romney is a businessman just like Trump. If Romney get "played" it's because he wants to be played.

[femmocrat]

10. I thought so before the fancy dinner.

I think the call-back was an indication that Romney is still in the running.

Of the four names being floated lately, Romney probably is the best choice for Sec. of State. I think if t-rump wanted Rudy, he would have said so by now. Petraeus is on probation and can't leave the country. I don't know much about Corker, but his international experience seems to be limited to his Senate committee work.

But who knows what goes on in the orange one's brain.

[hamsterjill]

22. See, I think the call back is just Trump playing with Romney.

Keeping everyone guessing until Little Donald throws his tantrum and takes his toys with him.

[cwydro]

11. I totally agree with you.

I think he's being played for a fool.

I hope I'm wrong simply because he's not as terrifying as some of the other cabinet picks.

[Skittles]

12. I have thought the same thing

[procon]

13. Hook, line, and sinker, Trump's playing him like a fish on a line.

If Trump is nothing else, he's a petty, vengeful little man who carries a grudge ans never forgets a slight. He's taking that poor dolt, Romney, for a lovely stroll down the primrose path. After he's had his fun, Trump will gut him like a fsh!

[hamsterjill]

23. Exactly!

Well said! Thank you.

[UTUSN]

14. Yip, but even further: DRUMPF will actually give him the job for the later pleasure

of doing the *You're FIRED* thing, like, The Apprentice carnival on t.v. was his FANTASY and this will be the ultimate Power for a billionaire who has everything (else).

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. Not at all. I wrote this earlier:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028298155

Trump is a vindictive human being who thrives on humiliation. Just think of him calling Alicia Machado "fat" (which was patently absurd) and making her jump rope in front of a dozen leering photographers.

There's a chance he could hire Romney, but my gut says it's 25% at most.

[hamsterjill]

25. I couldn't agree more.

Great OP, too, by the way. You made the case much better than I did.

[Runningdawg]

18. He's being set up

Benghazi part 2: This time with indictments and convictions. All though, it appears he is too stupid to see it coming, if he kisses the orange ass, he deserves what he gets. Sadly it will all be at the expense of good Americans who will be caught up in Trumps revenge.

[trotsky]

19. Yes, because Trump is a narcissist first and foremost.

He doesn't care one bit about maintaining or fostering personal relationships outside of what makes him richer.

And he, like most narcissists, has an extra level of hatred for those who call him out. He doesn't want to win people like that over, he wants to PUNISH them. Humiliate them if possible. That is what he wants to do with Romney.

[Txbluedog]

21. Either way it's a bleak win for us

If he hires Romney, we'll have a Secretary of State with intelligence however evil he might be. If he ditches Romney after all that, Romney will join a growing list of republicans who'll be out to get Cheeto

[msongs]

24. tie a $20 to a string and drag it across a busy highway. who will chase after it with mitts on? nt

[LisaM]

27. I think it's more likely the other way around.

I don't trust either of them, but I think Romney is smarter, and very deeply connected with people who don't like Trump at all.

[sweetroxie]

28. I think he's f**cking with Romney

like a cat toys with a mouse before killing it.

[MadamPresident]

29. He might be and he's smart enough to know it too.

But the situation is desperate enough that he has no choice but to take the chance.

And as crazy as it sounds, I'm rooting for Willard. I would much rather have him in there than Rudy Giuliani or the criminal General Petraeus.

[hamsterjill]

33. Oh, I am too!

Of all of the evil, Romney is the lesser IMHO.