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| Pres. Trump Impeachment gives Romney a chance to assert Senate clout |
| 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON (AP) ‐ It’s Mitt Romney’s big moment, again. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee has for a year been a freshman senator from Utah. He’s sitting in judgment of the president he has called unfit for office. And he’s defying President Donald Trump by calling for one witness in particular, former national security adviser John Bolton, as the Senate weighs the impeachment allegations against the nation’s 45th president. The trial is a chance for Romney to wield influence in the Senate as an independent GOP voice ‐ or become one of the Republicans standing by the president when it’s time to be counted. For now, the Utah senator has been clear about wanting more than the manuscript of Bolton’s book, which alleges that Trump directly linked the release of military aid to Ukraine’s willingness to investigate Democrats. "I’d rather hear from Mr. Bolton," Romney, 72, told reporters Tuesday. He may yet get the chance. On Tuesday night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans in a closed session that they lacked the 51 votes to block the 100-member Senate from calling any witnesses. A motion to call them would pass if Romney and at least three other Republicans voted with all Democrats. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #22 Constitution Amendment:Any member of Congress that are on the Presidential Ballot and fail to be elected must leave the government and the territory of the USA for 10 years. The Athenians had the custom of Ostracism and shipping Hillary!, McCain and Romney overseas has a certain charm. |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-01-29 13:43 |
| #21 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-01-29 13:29 |
| #20 does Baraq go under the bus as well? "Oh, light bringer, son of the morning, how has thou fallen…." h/t Sarah Hoyt. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-01-29 13:16 |
| #19 Gonna be embarrassing to hear about the Biden clan actually doing the things Trump is charged with. Yeah, I mean, are they really gonna throw Joe under the bus? And if they do, does Baraq go under the bus as well? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-01-29 12:39 |
| #18 I am not wealthy. I regret that $100 is all I can afford to pledge for anybody, and I mean anybody, who primaries Pierre. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-01-29 12:30 |
| #17 It's a win/win. Mitt establishes his NeverTrump bona fides and the Dems *finally* get Trump. BWHAHAHA! The only fly in that ointment is that witnesses also means witnesses about matters Ukrainian, and Ukraine means Bidens plural, and suddenly that whole corrupt Obama-era mess is being explained on national TV. Gonna be embarrassing to hear about the Biden clan actually doing the things Trump is charged with. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-01-29 12:02 |
| #16 Its just Romney trying to be more relevant than he really is. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-01-29 11:27 |
| #15 I thought this was the Bee... My bad. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2020-01-29 11:25 |
| #14 publicly kick Romney out of the party Doesn't work that way. You pick your party, the party doesn't pick you. Witness - lots of NRA members are disgusted with WLP. But they are still counted as members. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-01-29 10:47 |
| #13 After the impeachment publicly kick Romney out of the party! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-01-29 10:41 |
| #12 Mitch only needs to twist one arm or grease one palm. Willard is going to look stupid. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-01-29 10:24 |
| #11 Fine. Announce that each and every Senator can pick a witness and there is no horsetrading. Mutual Assured Destruction is a valid game plan. |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-01-29 10:00 |
| #10 Romney needs to become a pariah. Shunned by the rest of the GOP caucus. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Javish1936 2020-01-29 09:53 |
| #9 The funniest thing would be if 4 'pubs vote for witnesses and 5 Dems don't. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2020-01-29 08:37 |
| #8 NYT is reporting there are 4 repubs ready to vote for witnesses. Smart money laughs and bets the other way. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-01-29 08:09 |
| #7 Just a guess, but here's what's about to happen. Confident that they can force witnesses, Willard and Murkey will stick their necks out and Droopy (Collins) will throw them under the bus. Like eating your dead enemy's heart, Droopy will come out way ahead and Willard and Murkey will get primaried. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-01-29 08:08 |
| #6 A family member who works southern Utah claims Romney has already annoyed the Mormons. |
| Posted by: b 2020-01-29 07:55 |
| #5 Would be fun to watch Trump primary Romney in 2024 as one of the last things he does as President. |
| Posted by: Flusomble Tojo7158 2020-01-29 02:58 |
| #4 Chartering a 737 MAX and flying a delegation of like-minded democrats and CNN media team to Wuhan, China for a lengthy on site investigation would gain him much needed attention. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-01-29 02:35 |
| #3 Prick. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-01-29 02:10 |
| #2 Mormans are starting to really annoy me. |
| Posted by: Varmint Splat1454 2020-01-29 01:53 |
| #1 I thought Senator John McCain died... |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-01-29 01:14 |