Romney's tweet on RNC

[mobeau69]

Link to tweet

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[kimbutgar]

1. I wonder how long that tweet lasts until he gets attacked by TFG ?

[wryter2000]

3. I doubt he'll care

He'd be safe in a primary.

[KS Toronado]

16. Probably minutes after FailedCoupGuy is aware of it.

[lame54]

58. His next tweet - what I meant to say was

[AZLD4Candidate]

72. Don't worry. A fancy dinner on an airplane and Mr 47% flip flop Rmoney will lick boots again

[dchill]

2. Tell Ronna!

[Hekate]

6. Given Ronna's tweet, I think he just did tell Ronna

[True Blue American]

50. His niece,too!

[malaise]

4. Hope he sent this to his niece

That is all

[msongs]

5. shame falls on cowardly senators who sit by while his beliefs wreck the nation nt

[dwayneb]

56. Cowardly? Or greedy?

It's not cowardice that stops them. It's the knowledge that they will lose their seats if they dare to oppose Trump.

I'm not defending them at all, but one reality is that if many of them opposed Trump, they would not be re-elected and would likely be replaced with someone far worse.

It illustrates the sort of people that run for office these days. No decent person wants to be a Representative or a Senator.

[Justice matters.]

64. What is worse than what they're doing now?

Or rather, not doing, by opposing Biden's agenda for the peopie and voting rights too?

What is worse than that?

[InstantGratification]

74. All of that is true

But it doesn't take much imagination to think of worse than that. Take all the R's who despise Trump but go along because they are afraid of his influence with the base and replace them with the True Believers. Most "normal" R's (I use the term normal veeerrrry loosely) don't go around calling for locking up the J6 committee, they just malign the committee's purpose. Newt Gingrich, on the other hand, has called for jailing those that dare to investigate TFG. Not hard to imagine that Newt's malice would extend to enemies outside of congress as well....

If his ilk ever control government again, you will get a very graphic look at "what is worse". I don't say that to put you down, just to point out that democracy is still in dire peril if R's retake congress. TFG's sycophants control the GOP, it will turn into a blood bath while they purge "normal" R's (the ones with a dimly flickering sense of decency) and replace them with Cult45 activists who will burn down everything and everyone who doesn't kneel before the God King Trump. TFG is too stupid to be as evil as the Nazis but his followers are zealots who would go down that path eagerly all the while thinking they are the righteous ones. Without so much as a stray thought about the evil they are doing.

[Justice matters.]

75. Welcome to DU.

In all due respect, Newt can call for jailing the J6 investigators all he wants, there are no crimes there: They're just doing their job granted to them by the Constitution. Judges would laugh out all cases brought before them and toss them away. No probable causes for any Grand Jury subpoena to look at there at all.

If Rs retake Congress, they don't have 67 Senators to convict and remove President Biden on any phony impeachments cooked by the House, so the White House is secured with veto powers for any batshit crazy bill coming from them landing on his desk.

[Evolve Dammit]

88. Agreed. Welcome!

[Hekate]

7. Good for Mitt

[C_U_L8R]

8. It's a little late for you outrage, Mitt

You've known all along and even voted with these assholes.

[MagickMuffin]

9. Oh boy, like Mitt cares. He is only trying to look reasonable

He is anything but!

[leftieNanner]

19. Always Remember -

Anne Romney still has her prom dress available from 2012, and she can pull her swatches out for the Oval Office drapes at any time.

[TexasBushwhacker]

70. That's what I was thinking. Mitt wants to be POTUS

But Anne REALLY was to be First Lady.

[calguy]

10. Say what you want about Mitt Romney

Of course, few of us at DU can agree with much of anything he stands for. I know I sure don't. He's a Republican after all. He stands for what used to be Republican ideas, principles, and policies.
But he's shown many times before, he's an honest man who won't comprise his core beliefs for the crazy whims of his party.
I admire him for that, even though I hate almost every other thing he stands for. The country could use a lot more Republicans like Mitt Romney. We'd still fight about what direction the country should go, but at least we could get back to honestly debating things like we used to.

[DeeNice]

23. Well said. nt

[Walleye]

32. The problem is not what he stands for, it's who he sits with

[Maeve]

46. And what he'll fall for

[calguy]

54. That's the sad state of his party.

What else is he gonna do? Become a Democrat? Dream on.

[Skittles]

60. thank you

he helps enable that shit show of a party, no matter how "honorable" he goes about it

[multigraincracker]

44. He was the first to come up with

Obama Care.

[rurallib]

53. how he can even stand for anything with jelly for a backbone is amazing

[inthewind21]

55. On what planet

Does Romney NOT compromise on his core beliefs? He tossed his "beliefs" away when he did this and became just another lap dog. Now he shares a kennel with the likes of Ted Cruz.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-voices-support-mitt-romney-campaign-senate/story?id=53208232

[Javaman]

81. He can go piss up a tree. His words mean nothing

He had his chance long ago to do the right thing and he, instead, sold what was left of his soul.
He can try and wallpaper over this as hard as he can but he fucked up and there is no going back to try and unfuck it

[hlthe2b]

11. that's your despicable niece, Mitt...

Maybe if you'd spoken up before now, the RNC might not be beyond redemption.

[tishaLA]

12. The RNC has sided with people charged with seditious conspiracy

There really is no turning back anymore.

[Traildogbob]

13. Guessing Ronna

Will not be riding the car elevator anytime soon. Who is more Behind trump lies and treason more? Shattered glass starts with a single crack.

[leftieNanner]

20. What?? No Car Elevator??

More likely, the dog carrier on the roof of the car.

She is a coward.

[obamanut2012]

14. He just schooled his niece publicly, too

wow

[Dorian Gray]

57. YES HE DID

and funnily enough, since her statement, the tide has been coming in and she's getting sucked in by the undertow.

She really miscalculated badly.

[chowder66]

15. Coward says "...on a party" and not "...on my party".

[Picaro]

17. Could it be?

Is Romney all out of fucks?

[StClone]

37. That's a start! Will the follow-up be starting the American Renewal Party?

For more mainstream and anti-Trump Conservatives:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/new-party-for-anti-trump-republicans-heres-what-is-happening/

[hay rick]

18. Sad what passes for courage these days. nt

[ancianita]

21. Soulless is Romney's party. Cost be damned, Cheney and Kinzinger are the only GOP with souls.

[Irish_Dem]

26. I still don't know if Liz is being moral, or just ambitious.

We don't know if she has a moral core.
Her father certainly doesn't.

Or if she just is making a big gamble for the WH?

Time will tell.

[ancianita]

27. I hear you;imo, she's being moral. Honest. That saves her soul. Admittedly, her record belies that.

She's pro-torture, like her father, anti-LGBTQ.

from Wikipedia:

In May 2021, Cheney said that she intends to be "the leader, one of the leaders, in a fight to help to restore our party".[17] In an interview on ABC News's This Week, she refused to rule out a presidential bid; this prompted media speculation about her interest in a presidential run in 2024.[18]

I doubt she'd gamble for the WH, since the forever sexist GOP would primary her out no matter her 93% vote record with Trump.

Seriously, I didn't say what condition her soul's in, but at least this neocon ready to fight the autocratic fascist leanings of the trumpcult.

She's a party remnant. She, Kinzinger and maybe Romney can be the start of a new GOP if that's possible.

[Irish_Dem]

41. Her history is not a moral one. But people change.

Her history is amoral and ambitious.
By behavior and genetics.

Let's hope she has gone to the light.

[Emile]

22. Whatever, your party has operated shamelessly for years!

[Irish_Dem]

25. Right, how can they feel shame when they don't have any?

[Irish_Dem]

24. When all these cowards start speaking out, maybe the tide is turning.

They are not brave enough to do it without backup.

[ancianita]

28. It won't. They're too far gone, too swept away.

They've been paid to stick to their owner-donors' fascist plan.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

29. The hammer is dropping all over.

I suspect Romney to be in a better position to become leader of the party by next year. God, I hope so for all our sakes.

[True Blue American]

59. Romney takes over

For McConnell? Praise the Lord. He did work with a Democratic Legislature in Mass. to pass Romney Care. The ACA was based on that plan.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

61. The big question is: Can the party formerly known as GOP face reality?

Until that happens they're doomed. As are we all. And sadly I see them like suicide bombers - willing to take out everyone if we don't bow to their degenerate beliefs and snowflakieness.

[oldsoftie]

67. Not until trump is excised from the party. And his acolytes

[mobeau69]

68. Exorcised is more like it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. Doesn't say anything about the seditious "legitimate political discourse" canard. . . . nt

[aocommunalpunch]

31. Shame? GTFOH, you fraud.

Leave your fucking party, dipshit.

[kacekwl]

33. Why don't you join them Mitt ?

Honor ?

[Probatim]

34. Cue the photo of him eating horse steak with TFG.

It's a bit rich, even for Mittens.

[mobeau69]

69. That was pathetic.

[Marcuse]

35. Do they really feel shame or are they really shameless?

[maxrandb]

36. Prove it Mitt!!

So sick of Romney and Collins. They can always be counted on to do the right thing WHEN IT MATTERS THE LEAST

[MontanaMama]

38. If Mitt votes for the voting rights bill

I might give a rip. Until then...

[mdelaguna]

77. This

[Cha]

39. Wow.. & Rt a Romney tweet!

he said it well. Too bad he's not always into it.

[Mr.Bill]

40. Did he vote to remove Trump from office

when he was impeached? If the answer is no or only once, he's no better than the rest of them.

[sir pball]

80. ...have you been living under a rock? He very publicly voted for conviction both times nt

[Susan Calvin]

42. That's nice, but,

It's too little too late from him and the few others like him.

[PJMcK]

43. Wow (n/t)

[dwayneb]

45. Did you see the pic of Trump, looks like Satan's Disciple

The epitome of evil

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKwpy5QVUAITJf-?format=jpg&name=small

[multigraincracker]

47. Starting to sound more like his dad,

Michigan Governor George Romney. Back when mi. had decent Repub governors. They were Liberal on social issues, economy, not so much.
That was before John Engler came along and fucked up the state and the republicans.

[BobTheSubgenius]

48. I don't imagine Mittens has ever had better words pass his lips.

I actually like him, in this moment.

[Orrex]

49. Someone in power likely told him to post something "mavericky"

And, like a good little lockstep drone, he did it.

If memory serves, while in office Romney has never taken a stand against a Republican bill or policy when doing so would jeopardize its passage or its continued operation.

But I guess I commend him for tweeting some lofty words or something.

[spanone]

51. It's YOUR PARTY OF SHAME, Mitt.

[meadowlander]

52. So you'll be switching parties or going independant?

[ancianita]

62. A few of them going independent would be fine by me. Not truly independent, but in the sense that

they're "independent of trumpcult."

[ecstatic]

63. And yet he's nowhere to be found when it comes to securing voting rights

that are being taken away based on the big lie.

[hippywife]

65. Amazing how few

have been willing to stand up in the face of all this bullshit. Bunch of lily-livered cowards, the rest of them.

[L. Coyote]

66. Typical BS, too little, too late, too weak, too lacking in actual action.

[Joinfortmill]

71. Ok, something big is coming..

Pence and Romney both saying decent stuff on the same day, that ain't no coincidence.

[tavernier]

76. Somehow I sense that they have heard

that both of these people are bringing in mega huge donations… and perhaps they better start backing the winning horses?

[oldsoftie]

79. I hope you're right, but I'm getting tired of waiting

This HAS to be done before the end of the year

[AZLD4Candidate]

73. Sorry Willard the Goober. . .day late and a dollar short.

[Emile]

78. I give him the same credibility as Susan Collins!

[Vinca]

82. The only thing that might make a difference is if pols like Romney, who don't want to be

associated with mob violence and overthrowing the government, change their party affiliation to Independent. They're going to be ostracized by the RNC anyway and won't be getting any campaign money from them so they might as well stand up for what's right for a change.

[librechik]

83. Hey Mitch--where's your vote of conscience?

I dunno--hiding in his underwear?

[olegramps]

84. Romney's message reawakened thoughts of Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage."

I may be very wrong, I hope not, that this trying time will be suffocated by its own insanity. It is somewhat analogous to the "Red Scare" that gripped the nation following WWII. It was produced a very similar cast of demagogues led by McCarthy who was eventually discredited and whose name lives on in perpetual disgrace. Many were falsely accused, and their careers destroyed by extremists. We must resist and awaken from apathy to forcefully speak out in protection of our Constitution that is under attack by the fascists lust for power.

[Buckeyeblue]

85. Romney is not tough enough to take on the crazies

He's a former CEO. He manages to the balance sheet, to the stock price. He only takes a stand if he thinks it will be profitable.

I don't know that the current GOP has that person who is a big enough forward personality to push back against the mob mentality that the party has become.

[JohnnyRingo]

86. Most of them act like Dems are trying to destroy the GOP.

I'm sorry, but that car was wrecked when they pushed into the shop.

[Hortensis]

87. Honor. Those who have it look for it in those who'd represent them.

Good for him for invoking a concept that seems almost defunct.