With McCain’s retreat, some turn to Romney to carry his torch

[Right_in_Virginia]

With McCain’s retreat, some turn to Romney to carry his torch
Washington Post, Feb 15, 2018, Paul Kane

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), at home battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, will not attend this weekend’s Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of foreign policy leaders from NATO nations that has become a central clearinghouse for global security matters and a celebration of Western values and democratic institutions.

McCain, an avatar of all of the above, has been a regular attendee for decades. Last year, less than a month after President Trump took office, he stole the show with a speech that denounced the new president’s refusal to condemn Russian President Vladi­mir Putin.

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It’s not clear how Romney, a heavy favorite to win, would approach his role as a senator, particularly in the era of Trump. His aides say that on the campaign trail he will avoid the role of chief foil to the president.

Romney took to Twitter, for instance, to lash out at Trump last month after The Washington Post reported that the president, in a meeting with senators, said that he did not want more immigrants from countries such as Haiti or in Africa, using an obscenity to describe such nations.  “The poverty of an aspiring immigrant’s nation of origin is as irrelevant as their race,” Romney tweeted. “The sentiment attributed to POTUS is inconsistent [with] America’s history and antithetical to American values.”


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[To-Whose-Benefit?]

[Snarknado]

I could live with Romney from a blue state, but Utah should be able to do better than that...

[Frank Cannon]

Well Mittens announcement made sure to promote open borders, so he should be a swell replacement for McLame. He also lost a winnable election to a Marxist.

[Wingnut]

sounds like John has an appointment with the Grim Reaper dude.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

When I was a republican I usually found it easier to defend Romney than McCain, because Romney closer matched my ideology and was more pleasing to look at.