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21. Would you feel better about NK if Romney was S.o.S. instead of Tillerson?

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Reply #19)

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:44 AM

Aug 2017

I would.

The only way to save us from this President is for people ON THE INSIDE to prevent the worst of his impulses from coming true.

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I'm going to state an unpopular view here: Romney and McCain are decent men [View all] scheming daemons Aug 2017 OP

Oh yeah SHRED Aug 2017 #1

Romney has explicitly stated that he did NOT vote for Trump. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #2

Romney interviewed for the job of Secretary of State under Trump. yardwork Aug 2017 #10

Yes... to mitigate the disaster that Trump represents. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #14

I doubt that was Romney's reason. yardwork Aug 2017 #49

I've got such mixed feeling about taking the positions under him.../ bettyellen Aug 2017 #82

On McCain sweetloukillbot Aug 2017 #37

I can agree about Romney, for the most part. McCain is just more decent than most GOP Siwsan Aug 2017 #3

"more decent than most GOP" is who we need on our side in order to win scheming daemons Aug 2017 #5

Oh, absolutely I agree with you, on that. Siwsan Aug 2017 #16

trump's lowering of the bar doesn't suddenly make them acceptable, just a little more preferable NightWatcher Aug 2017 #4

That's exactly my point. At least the Republic would survive their 4 years. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #9

Decency has a low bar these days Blaukraut Aug 2017 #6

Would the US have survived their time in office? Yes. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #11

Sorry, but McCain and Romney compromised themselves. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2017 #7

I disagree that the country would have been ok if they had become president. yardwork Aug 2017 #8

I agree with you completely. Bluepinky Aug 2017 #44

Meh.... both were perfectly OK aligning with bigots when it served their purposes. Plus Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2017 #12

Romney talked shit during the campaign, and did NOT vote for Trump. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #13

Then he went groveling for a job. I don't know what exactly is that Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2017 #19

Would you feel better about NK if Romney was S.o.S. instead of Tillerson? scheming daemons Aug 2017 #21

No. Because in the end neither of these 2 clowns would really be in charge. Bottom Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2017 #26

Romney was raised as a member of a racist cult. MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #29

Romney was not raised to be racist by his parents. Is harry reid racist ? JI7 Aug 2017 #40

I lived in Utah for 5 years. MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #42

There are republicans who are decent human beings Gothmog Aug 2017 #15

Neither would I. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #18

True that they are not monsters like Trump dalton99a Aug 2017 #17

I agree. Don't think either is evil, but extremely misguided on some issues. sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #20

GOP is the same as Nazi Not Ruth Aug 2017 #22

Really? EX500rider Aug 2017 #50

There were 12 years when the Nazi party existed and there were no concentration camps Not Ruth Aug 2017 #68

Actually, no. EX500rider Aug 2017 #69

Nazi party started in 1920, with Hitler the head in 1921 Not Ruth Aug 2017 #71

But they didn't get into power until 1933. EX500rider Aug 2017 #83

come on, we don't need this kind of language here steve2470 Aug 2017 #72

Agreed. This is hyperbole True Dough Aug 2017 #80

We all knew who Trump(R) was a long time ago, and I didn't see either one yelling it from Squinch Aug 2017 #23

Actually, Romney *WAS* yelling it from the rooftops before the election scheming daemons Aug 2017 #28

He was making polite statements of disagreement. It was something, but to me it's not Squinch Aug 2017 #38

I don't disagree at all alcibiades_mystery Aug 2017 #24

No. Like other Repubs in power, they have long supported and still do support tblue37 Aug 2017 #25

WORD! dgibby Aug 2017 #84

I may never forgive Republicans treestar Aug 2017 #27

A decent man or woman would be calling for Trump's impeachment. DLevine Aug 2017 #30

They are better than the orange nightmare that Bettie Aug 2017 #31

Decent - only in comparison to Cheat-O Benito Cirque du So-What Aug 2017 #32

They're on the record signing onto a whole lot of evil shit. Orsino Aug 2017 #33

All I'll say is that you can work with them on some issues joeybee12 Aug 2017 #34

Trump has given us a new measuring stick by which to compare politicians-- Mrs. Overall Aug 2017 #35

I think Romney is better than McCain, IMO (by a long shot) AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #36

I'd sure rather have Romney or McCain in office right now. Hoyt Aug 2017 #39

I agree JI7 Aug 2017 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author CentralMass Aug 2017 #43

Unless they support his impeachment and removal, they are not decent men. LonePirate Aug 2017 #45

McCain often disappoints JonLP24 Aug 2017 #46

If the Republic is going to survive, we'll need people like Romney and McCain... First Speaker Aug 2017 #47

Exactly. If Trump is going to go down, it will take Republican help. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #52

It looks like the forces behind Trump have achieved their goal of pushing the political jalan48 Aug 2017 #48

I agree with you get the red out Aug 2017 #51

Romney I think is just brainwashed. But McCain I don't think is a good person at all. He is a SweetieD Aug 2017 #53

Fiction writiers have a device for making bad people look good in a novel. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #54

I don't disagree at all. scheming daemons Aug 2017 #55

Very true. Replacing an insane evil person with a merely evil person is an "improvement". n/t Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #57

We need both of them and many others to scream at the top of their lungs to stop Trump nini Aug 2017 #56

Trump has compelled many of us to lower the standards of what we consider decent LanternWaste Aug 2017 #58

if they are decent men, then during the election cycle they would have said: gopiscrap Aug 2017 #59

Yeah, no. Iggo Aug 2017 #60

Yeah. Like all those good and decent people Jakes Progress Aug 2017 #61

McCain is a decent if unstable guy. Romney is a lizard who will say *anything* Azathoth Aug 2017 #62

Until they call for Trump's impeachment workinclasszero Aug 2017 #63

No, oswaldactedalone Aug 2017 #64

I find it hilarious Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #65

The GOP keeps putting up worse and worse candidates in an effort to rehabilitate their previous Aristus Aug 2017 #66

They both pandered to racist groups when they ran for President krawhitham Aug 2017 #67

It's the only way they win elections now Retrograde Aug 2017 #74

Relative to Trump, yes. On their own merits? Up for debate. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #70

I think they are saner men. I've seen McCain's conscience tug at him more than once, but at the end JCanete Aug 2017 #73

I'll say the same thing for Gerald Ford-the last GOP president never to pander to white backlash. Ken Burch Aug 2017 #75

No! atreides1 Aug 2017 #76

John McCain is the biggest fake in history. Watch what he does, NOT WHAT HE SAYS. BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #77

I'll give you a pass on McCain needledriver Aug 2017 #78

Unfortunately, they don't let their decency stand in the way of getting ahead Maeve Aug 2017 #79

Thank you Hekate Aug 2017 #81

I've heard that McCain is kind of a jerk. I will, however, add someone way more controversial. Bleacher Creature Aug 2017 #85

They may not have hired Nazis or White Supremacists, dgibby Aug 2017 #86

I never disliked either of them elfin Aug 2017 #87

They're great guys unless WhiteTara Aug 2017 #88