Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) put out a blunt statement on Tuesday on how he has become “troubled” by “our politics, as it has moved away from spirited debate to a vile, vituperative, hate-filled morass that is unbecoming of any free democracy.”
“The President calls the Democratic vice presidential candidate ‘a monster;’ he repeatedly labels the speak of the House ‘crazy;’ he calls for the Justice Department to put the prior president in jail; he attacks the governor of Michigan on the very day a plot is discovered to kidnap her,” the GOP senator said.
“Democrat’s launch blistering attacks of their own-though their presidential nominee refuses to stoop as low as others,” he added, dinging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for ripping up Trump’s speech during the State of the Union this year..
The rabid attacks kindle the conspiracy mongers and the haters who take the small and predictable step from intemperate word to dangerous action,” Romney said.
Romney also offered a bewildering reprimand of Keith Olbermann
The senator argued that “the consequence of the crescendo of anger leads to a very bad place.”
“No sane person can want that,” Romney continued.
Though he largely votes in line with Trump’s agenda, Romney has emerged as one of the few GOP senators who has spoken out publicly against the President. In February, Romney was the only Republican to convict Trump in the Senate impeachment trial.
My thoughts on the current state of our politics: pic.twitter.com/oYY4zlX6ZP
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) October 13, 2020
Yeah, whatever, Mittens. You’re just the same as the rest of the GOP scumbags, letting the Handmaidens’ nomination go through. And your bothsiderisms is almost as much a stretch as the NYT and WaPo.
Someone is trying to maintain his status as anti-Trump while voting to confirm Trump’s nominee because the Republican Party once nominated him for something important. “I had the courage of my convictions once, please don’t ask me to act with integrity a second time!”
As soon as you start doing both siderism, you show you aren’t actually trying to help anything.
Hey Mittens, in the same breath/tweet when you include with the following:
“Democrat’s launch blistering attacks of their own-though their presidential nominee refuses to stoop as low as others,” he added, dinging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for ripping up Trump’s speech during the State of the Union this year…"
your words are hollow and meaningless.
Oh, please. Yes, Trump is a hateful monster, but your party, including YOU, has kept him in power. Yes, you’ve spoken out, but it’s a wishy-washy attempt at best.
Republicans need a long period of self-reflection. You’re all deplorable most of the time. Unfortunately, most won’t change at all. It doesn’t pay as well.
I’ll add that Mittens obviously doesn’t think it’s that bad. The Lincoln Project people sure seem to get it.