by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
The nation's very best families, those with bags of moldy old money and social position well beyond the reach of mere mortals, don't feud, at least not in public, but occasionally they may "fuss" among themselves - and that is what appears to be happening with the Romney clan.
Mitt Romney, the new United States Senator from Utah (effective today) arrived in Washington, DC, over the weekend and immediately stirred up a firestorm by posting an editorial in the Washington Post (probably Donald Trump's least favorite newspaper) that castigated Trump for failing to rise to the "mantle of his office." While Romney went on to praise a few of Trump's accomplishments, he was harshly critical of the Donald's leadership style, his failure to inspire and unite Americans, and his abandonment of democratic ideals abroad.
Romney's criticism of Donald Trump was so abrupt that some political prognosticators saw it as a thinly-veiled indication of a plan to challenge Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. It was seen as serious enough that GOP party functionaries began discussing ways to block would-be Republican challengers to Trump.
But Mitt had fired his shot and made his point. He was not just some freshman rube from South Salt Lake - he was a Romney and he would be a force to be reckoned with in the U.S. Senate beginning on Day One.
The Washington press corps may have been impressed with Mitt's bravado, but Donald John Trump, the target of the incoming senator's eloquent invective, was not. Trump had led Romney on about a possible cabinet position at the start of his administration, and then dismissed him like a seasonal hotel employee. Romney had run for President in 2012 and lost - he was a loser. Why should a winner like Trump get too bent out of shape by the words of a loser like Mitt Romney?
Trump's Twitter response to Romney's editorial was almost jovial:
Harsher criticism of Mitt Romney's editorial came from a member of his own family. Mitt's niece, Ronna McDaniel, the current chair of the Republican National Committee, was a bit more bitter in her assessment of Uncle Mitt's apostasy than Trump had been. Ms. McDaniel, who used to be known as Ronna Romney McDaniel until Donald Trump told her to lose the "Romney," had this to say:
Having a butt load of money takes the edge off!
Citizen Journalist
The nation's very best families, those with bags of moldy old money and social position well beyond the reach of mere mortals, don't feud, at least not in public, but occasionally they may "fuss" among themselves - and that is what appears to be happening with the Romney clan.
Mitt Romney, the new United States Senator from Utah (effective today) arrived in Washington, DC, over the weekend and immediately stirred up a firestorm by posting an editorial in the Washington Post (probably Donald Trump's least favorite newspaper) that castigated Trump for failing to rise to the "mantle of his office." While Romney went on to praise a few of Trump's accomplishments, he was harshly critical of the Donald's leadership style, his failure to inspire and unite Americans, and his abandonment of democratic ideals abroad.
Romney's criticism of Donald Trump was so abrupt that some political prognosticators saw it as a thinly-veiled indication of a plan to challenge Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. It was seen as serious enough that GOP party functionaries began discussing ways to block would-be Republican challengers to Trump.
But Mitt had fired his shot and made his point. He was not just some freshman rube from South Salt Lake - he was a Romney and he would be a force to be reckoned with in the U.S. Senate beginning on Day One.
The Washington press corps may have been impressed with Mitt's bravado, but Donald John Trump, the target of the incoming senator's eloquent invective, was not. Trump had led Romney on about a possible cabinet position at the start of his administration, and then dismissed him like a seasonal hotel employee. Romney had run for President in 2012 and lost - he was a loser. Why should a winner like Trump get too bent out of shape by the words of a loser like Mitt Romney?
Trump's Twitter response to Romney's editorial was almost jovial:
"Here we go with Mitt Romney, so fast! Question will be, is he a Flake? I hope not. Would much prefer that Mitt focus on Border Security and so many other things where he can be helpful. I won big, and he didn't. He should be happy for all Republicans. Be a TEAM player & WIN!"
Harsher criticism of Mitt Romney's editorial came from a member of his own family. Mitt's niece, Ronna McDaniel, the current chair of the Republican National Committee, was a bit more bitter in her assessment of Uncle Mitt's apostasy than Trump had been. Ms. McDaniel, who used to be known as Ronna Romney McDaniel until Donald Trump told her to lose the "Romney," had this to say:
"POTUS is attacked and obstructed by the MSM media and Democrats 24/7. For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack @realdonaldtrump as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive."Ronna is a bit peeved at Uncle Mitt, but they aren't mad. They are both too refined to get mad - they are just fussing.
Having a butt load of money takes the edge off!
1 comment:
If MSM stands for Main Street Media, why do the Republicans tweet "MSM media..."?
Each time I see this my mind turns to the intractable grading of my high school Sophomore English teacher. That man poured gallons of red ink on my assignments with little helpful hints like awkward construction, redundant, and repetitive scribbles of condemnation.
Apparently these home schooled types don't need no damn rules in their English only Garden of Eden. Neither do they need English. Let them grunt acronyms then pretend to be coherent with their words. Pretending appears to be all they have.
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