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JHB

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23. Balk. Somehow it's always "playing into Trump's hands"...

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 01:53 PM

Feb 2020

...when we note the people who paved the way for Trump only did something worthy of a "participation" trophy in the "did the right thing in at least a half-assed kind of way" contest. Yes, I'm glad he showed up -- there are almost no Republican takers for those trophies these days -- but don't complain when I point out what it's actually for.

I'm fine with giving Mitt his kudos and saying how brave he was if every time we do that we use the opportunity to hammer home the sort of Stage-5 Degeneracy the Republicans have put themselves in for what Mitt did to count as "heroic". It wouldn't be a "profile in courage" if craven cowardice had not become the gold standard of acceptable behavior for his entire f***ing party.

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Downplaying Romney's courage yesterday and casting aspersions that he may have ulterior motives, [View all] mobeau69 Feb 2020 OP

I agree that we should laud him when he goes against Trump Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #1

I am not a Romney fan, but True Blue American Feb 2020 #2

Traitor at the prayer breakfast this morning outdid junior in all categories of hate and division. mobeau69 Feb 2020 #6

Did anyone have the decency True Blue American Feb 2020 #7

The reality/truth is: DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #15

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #11

GMAFB! I'm allowed to criticize Mitt without being a Trump supporter! Coventina Feb 2020 #3

I wish he had voted on the second charge,too. True Blue American Feb 2020 #8

What's suspicious is that he had an even MORE evidentiary basis to vote "guilty" on the 2nd article. ancianita Feb 2020 #17

Vintage DU empedocles Feb 2020 #10

Don't bring the camel into the tent in the first place. n/t Coventina Feb 2020 #12

why go half the way? rockfordfile Feb 2020 #4

I'm still not a fan, but he's got my respect for doing the right thing... cynatnite Feb 2020 #5

+1 sandensea Feb 2020 #19

Disagree. Raising himself to half of normal is not exceptional. defacto7 Feb 2020 #9

Great post. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #13

There are many things I don't like about Mittens 2naSalit Feb 2020 #14

Romney's speech & Trump's prayer breakfast fit can likely divide the Christian vote, as I see it. ancianita Feb 2020 #16

piss on romeny. he put himself out there once in his greedy greed-head life KG Feb 2020 #18

There's no question Romney's short speech on the floor will be etched in history. While I don't KPN Feb 2020 #20

Here! Here! Tweedy Feb 2020 #21

He is a republican though and I wouldn't trust Mittens as far as I could throw him. cstanleytech Feb 2020 #22

Balk. Somehow it's always "playing into Trump's hands"... JHB Feb 2020 #23

+1 crickets Feb 2020 #27

What I don't understand is why Romney voted to impeach on Art. 1 but not Art. 2. I would expected in2herbs Feb 2020 #24

We're at a turning point in the history of "conscience" bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #25

All of this rage by the Trumpers Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #26