George W. Bush told Mitt Romney that Rick Perry was dumber than he was: book

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former President George W. Bush didn't have the best things to say about his Texas successor in the governor's mansion when he called up Mitt Romney during the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, according to a new book.

"People thought I was dumb. Well, wait till you get a load of this guy," Bush told Romney, now a Republican US Senator, about then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry, according to a rendition of the exchange in "Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission."

Bush made the comments after Perry got into the 2012 Republican presidential race, according to the author of the book, journalist Mark Leibovich. Perry was lieutenant governor while Bush was governor, and then assumed the Texas governorship when Bush ran for president.

Romney ended up being the 2012 Republican nominee for president but lost to then-President Barack Obama.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/george-w-bush-told-mitt-romney-that-rick-perry-was-dumber-than-he-was-book/ar-AAZsQI7

Republicans eating their own.

[flying_wahini]

1. Whenever I read anything about Ex Gov Perry I am reminded that during his run for GOV

He did NOT even carry his own county where he grew up. The locals there talked about how he is despised up there.

[Cha]

2. So Weird.. bush2 bragging he's not

as "dumb as Perry" by gum.

Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[rurallib]

5. and the fact that both were elected as governor of Texas

says a lot about Texas

[Cha]

6. Oh I was thinking about

that and they haven't stopped.

It's way past time they got Beto!

Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[Novara]

3. it's a pretty damn low bar there

[3catwoman3]

8. That bar might actually be...

...in a ditch.

[crud]

4. That's kinda hilarious

[jcgoldie]

7. People thought I was dumb. Well, wait till you get a load of this guy

Everybody said they voted for W because they wanted to have a beer with him.

[UTUSN]

9. Well, boys, don't leave Mittens out of the Stoopid competition list!

[MyOwnPeace]

11. His dog will agree with that.........

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romneys-dog-on-the-car-roof-story-still-proves-to-be-his-critics-best-friend/2012/03/14/gIQAp2LxCS_story.html

[Gore1FL]

13. I don't know if Romney was stupid so much as he was conflicted.

Having to balance cut-throat assholery with some of the more pleasant beliefs of his cult, made him selectively decent at times, but still an asshole.

What makes him look stupid is how much brainpower he has to allocate to navigate himself through all of the paradoxes.

[Polybius]

14. Compared to those two, he's a genius

[Diamond_Dog]

10. Republicans corner the market on Stupid

[Kid Berwyn]

12. Second true thing I've heard him say.

“Money trumps peace” is the other.