Even the Trump-hostile GOP establishment questions Romney's presidential tongue-lashing

[rangerrebew]

Even the Trump-hostile GOP establishment questions Romney's presidential tongue-lashing
by David M. Drucker
 | January 03, 2019 07:00 AM


A Republican establishment impatient with President Trump but uninterested in fomenting an intraparty crackup ahead of 2020 is questioning Mitt Romney’s motivation for issuing a scathing takedown of the president.

These Republican insiders weren’t necessarily disputing Romney’s attention-grabbing Washington Post op-ed — that Trump is unfit for the presidency and driving U.S. foreign policy into a ditch. But they argued with the timing, saying it suggests the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee is all about self-promotion. Romney is to be sworn in as Utah’s junior senator on Thursday, Day 12 of the Republicans’ shutdown showdown with the Democrats.

“I’m not sure what he thought he was accomplishing, aside from annoying the president and lots of fellow senators,” a Republican senator said, requesting anonymity to avoid getting caught in the fray. “Also, why do it in abstract? Why not just wait till he has a concrete disagreement?”


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/even-the-trump-hostile-gop-establishment-questions-romneys-presidential-tongue-lashing

[Frank Cannon]

Even for some Trump critics, Romney’s op-ed harkens back to what many Republicans didn’t like about him as a presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012. Then, the former governor acquired a reputation as a flip-flopping chameleon constantly altering his image to fit what he believed the party, or the political press corps, wanted.

Romney has, at times, when it benefited him, put his hostility toward Trump aside. He interviewed to become Trump’s first secretary of state and, during his 2018 Senate campaign, accepted Trump's endorsement.

LOL. Yup.

[austingirl]

The GOP establishment is less vocal in their sabotage of Trump's agenda than Mittens. But there lack of action to repeal Bammycare and failure to build the wall are more harmful than the words of the guy who lay down for Bammy.

[Free Vulcan]

For all the complaint about Trump's lack of character, this here is a real lack of character. To walk in as an entitled prince and shooting off your mouth without paying any dues is disgusting hubris.

[RoosGirl]

For all the complaint about Trump's lack of character, this here is a real lack of character. To walk in as an entitled prince and shooting off your mouth without paying any dues is disgusting hubris.

Yeah, that's why he lost his bid for POTUS.

[skeeter]

As long as there are guys of Romney's quality in the GOP our agenda goes nowhere.