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Closet Dem Romney votes against Pres. Trump's pick over comments attacking Obama |
2019-05-15 |
[The Hill] Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) voted against one of President Trump’s judicial picks Tuesday over past controversial comments the judge made about former President Obama. Romney, who faced off against Obama in the 2012 presidential race, cast the lone GOP no vote against Judge Michael Truncale, who was ultimately confirmed to the Eastern District of Texas by a 49-46 margin. Truncale raised eyebrows in 2011 when he called Obama an "un-American imposter." He later told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was "merely expressing frustration by what I perceived as a lack of overt patriotism on behalf of President Obama," adding that he did not subscribe to "birtherism." However, Romney found enough fault with the original remark to vote against Truncale’s nomination. "He made particularly disparaging comments about President Obama. And as the Republican nominee for president, I just couldn't subscribe to that in a federal judge," Romney told Politico in a brief interview. "This was not a matter of qualifications or politics. This was something specifically to that issue as a former nominee of our party," he added. Romney has emerged as one of the few GOP critics of Trump, often hitting the president over his rhetoric. He most recently bucked the White House by opposing its plans to nominate Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board. Though he votes in line with the president more often than not, he is more likely to oppose the White House than most other Republican senators, according to a tally compiled by FiveThirtyEight. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#14 Romney is becoming more and more of an obvious scumbag. He could credibly be claimed to just be an idiot a decade ago; that is no longer the case. McCain, on the other hand, was always a scumbag. May he burn in hell for all eternity. |
Posted by: Vernal Hatrack2366 2019-05-15 20:53 |
#13 This guy was the Republican nominee for the presidency. So was McCain. Obviously, the nomination process is broken. |
Posted by: Iblis 2019-05-15 19:57 |
#12 Romney is a Bain in the ass. |
Posted by: Slomoling Phusoper9782 2019-05-15 18:12 |
#11 I am occasionally under under the opinion that we may have dodge bullets with McCain and Romney loses. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-05-15 15:47 |
#10 |
Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2019-05-15 15:38 |
#9 Took the role of opposition party so seriously he can't stop when his party is in power. Not a fan of Obama's but at least his horrible Presidency made half the country wake up. An Romney Presidency would have lasted one term and just cemented in a permanent Democrat majority. |
Posted by: rschwarz 2019-05-15 11:26 |
#8 Romney hasn't been in the closet since he was governor of MA. Always has been a great believer in his own infallibility just like any SJW. |
Posted by: AlanC 2019-05-15 10:47 |
#7 he did not subscribe to "birtherism." Wonder what the birth certificate of a trans-border polygamist says? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2019-05-15 10:44 |
#6 2012, the election that featured choosing the best choice between two losers. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2019-05-15 09:32 |
#5 Something in the water down there. Maybe we should just cut it off entirely... |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-05-15 09:14 |
#4 Romney is the same type of "republican" as Flake and McStain. They are vain and narcissistic globalists that think they are better and know more than the peasants. And they resent you for disagreeing with them. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2019-05-15 09:04 |
#3 Vote against Rombles for not attacking Barry. |
Posted by: Woodrow 2019-05-15 08:02 |
#2 I'd say a message to Mitch from Trump saying "don't bother sending me anything to sign with money for Utah in it..." |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-05-15 07:54 |
#1 Romney is a liar. Herman Cain dissagreed with Romney on a topic during a debate once. Former Texas gov Rick Perry and Romney also disagreed on a topic during a discussion. If you dissagree with Romney on any thing, he resents that and is vindictive. He is a lot like Obama. |
Posted by: Bob Jesing9847 2019-05-15 06:51 |