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Mitt Romney ‘Very Unhappy’ with John Bolton’s Firing, Suggests ‘John Bolton’ as Replacement
2019-09-11
[BREITBART] Sen. Willard Mitt Romney
...former governor of Massachussetts, the Publican nominee for president in 2012, now Senator from Utah. He is the son of the former governor of Michigan, George Romney, who himself ran for president after saving American Motors from failure, though not permanently. Romney has a record as a successful businessman, heading Bain Capital, and he rescued the 2002 Winter Olympics from the midst of bribery and mismanagement scandals. He is currently a member of the Never Trump Party and is attempting to assume the mantle of the late John McCain...
 (R-UT) expressed disappointment over the news of National Security Advisor John Bolton’s firing, calling the outgoing senior White House official "brilliant" and suggested his reinstatement.

"I’m very, very unhappy to hear that he is leaving. It’s a huge loss for the administration and for the nation," Romney told news hounds on Tuesday. "John Bolton is a brilliant man with decades of experience in foreign policy. His point of view was not always the same everybody else in the room. That’s why you wanted him there.

"The fact that he was a contrarian from time to time was an asset, not a liability," the Utah Republican added.

Asked who he believes should replace Bolton, Romney replied: "John Bolton."
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Posted by:Fred

#14  Aww, neocon warmonger can't start a war? Boo hoo so sad for them. Now people aren't going to die.

People are still going to die. Seems to be the way of the world. And we can still have wars. They just need to have a beginning, a middle and and end. None of this decades of nation-building in silliness.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-09-11 18:48  

#13  It wasn't the Babylon Bee !?! Consider me shocked, shocked I say!
Posted by: magpie   2019-09-11 14:50  

#12  Willard the Carpetbagger needs to come out of the closet and be honest with himself and the world: He's a Democrat.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-09-11 10:12  

#11  And Mitt? Go take your dog Seamus for another ride, sensitive guy.
Posted by: Raj   2019-09-11 08:09  

#10  I don't see a problem with your comment, Herb. Matter of fact it's hard to argue with it, so I'll pass.
Posted by: Raj   2019-09-11 08:08  

#9  Perhaps your welcome was worn out?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2019-09-11 08:05  

#8  My deleted comment was

Aww, neocon warmonger can't start a war? Boo hoo so sad for them. Now people aren't going to die.

Can anyone tell me what part of Rantburg's rules that violated? And justified deletion?
Posted by: Herb McCoy    2019-09-11 07:33  

#7  Going soft on the Taliban was a decision made by a moderate Republican administration on 2001.

This has been de facto Western consensus policy since then.

I'm not aware of any public criticism of this consensus articulated by Romney at any time.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2019-09-11 01:44  

#6  Bolton speaks up "He wouldn't let me use Death Star on Norks. So I resigned!"
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-09-11 01:39  

#5  There are articles already urging him to 'Speak up ! Speak about your experience of serving the Trump.'
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-09-11 01:27  

#4  As Instapundit pointed out "Now Bolton will become popular".
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-09-11 01:14  

#3  
Posted by: Herb McCoy    2019-09-11 01:01  

#2  Dang! I totally had Bee.

Actually, this kinda sorta makes sense. Bolton has strong, well-defined views, and a weapons-grade mustache. He is a perfect candidate for National Security Advisor. Except for the just getting fired thing.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-09-11 00:47  

#1  No. This can't be from any source other than the Bee. I don't believe the goof said this.
Posted by: Lex   2019-09-11 00:28  

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