Republicans' eager embrace of indecency

[Zorro]

Sen. Mitt Romney appeared on Jake Tapper's CNN show last weekend, and for a few brief minutes, I felt transported to a saner world.

Asked about the gross things some on the right are saying about Gen. Mark Milley, he responded that "Gen. Milley is a person of extraordinary accomplishment and personal character and a brilliant man." Asked about continuing allegations from the former president and his enablers that the election was stolen, Romney didn't hesitate to call it "the big lie."

On substance, Romney was rock solid. He opposes government efforts to dictate what is taught in schools. He supports spending $1.2 trillion on roads, bridges, rail, air, water pipes, broadband and more, but when Tapper noted that the American Society of Civil Engineers wants to spend an additional $800 billion, Romney responded politely but deftly: "Well, I must admit that I do pay a lot of attention to the engineers, but, of course, they're paid based upon how much we spend in their arena." Spoken like someone who wasn't born yesterday.

Romney knew the infrastructure bill in detail. He praised President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He differed with Democrats about social spending and taxes. He stated unequivocally that the election was free and fair. In short, he was completely out of step with modern "conservatism" and the GOP.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/more-voices/2021/07/05/republicans-eagerly-embrace-indecency-mona-charen/7834327002/

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. Still don't trust him to do the

Right things.

[spooky3]

2. I like that a conservative columnist published this right under TFG's nose,

In Palm Beach.

[PsakiPswirli]

4. TFG doesn't read

His staff probably tries to avoid pissing him off. Just let him watch TV and eat play dough.

[Blue Owl]

3. tRump really brought out the ugly truth about what the GOP stands for

Racism, bigotry, open white-collar crime, class warfare, cruelty, selfishness, among the most obvious...

[Ocelot II]

5. Mitt is an old-school GOP plutocrat, a throwback to the old days

when Republicans had principles. I didn't like their principles, but at least they had them. Now they are just nihilists who don't care about anything but power.