In an announcement as obvious as hearing that the sun rose in the east this morning, Mitt Romney let America know that he’s running for the US Senate seat being vacated by a man who attended the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Okay, not really, but he is a poster child for term limits after “serving” in Washington longer than any Republican in history.
Mitt’s decision to run has been a given since Hatch announced his retirement last month, which followed months of talk between the two about how to conduct Operation Switcheroo in a way where it wouldn’t be seen as political nepotism. They failed miserably.
The Mitch McConnell-led GOP establishment is nearly orgasmic over the prospects of having the Massachusetts liberal—who tried to convince America that he was “severely conservative” during his 2012 campaign for president—join the swamp. However, there are those who are none too happy about Romney’s carpetbagger campaign including Utah GOP Chairman Rob Anderson.
“I think he’s keeping out candidates that I think would be a better fit for Utah because, let’s face it, Mitt Romney doesn’t live here, his kids weren’t born here, he doesn’t shop here,” Anderson said in an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune.
While I sympathize with Mr. Anderson, I don’t feel sorry for him because he isn’t talking about true conservatives. Mr. Anderson is a Trumpservative which is to say he wants a pro-Trump Republican going to Washington. Again, from the article:
“(Romney) has never been a Trump supporter. I just want somebody to support the party platforms.”
What’s it going to be, Mr. Anderson? Trump supporter or party platform supporter? You can’t have both.
GOP establishment concerns over Romney’s opposition to Trump are overblown. Heck, he blames the media and conservatives for the woes of the GOP just like Trump does. Based on his service as governor and his senatorial campaign against Ted Kennedy in his home state of Massachusetts, Romney has proven that he’ll be whatever and whoever he needs to be in the name of political self-preservation.
Unfortunately, that makes Romney a perfect fit for Washington; it’s a swamp filled with people just like that.
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