One such consistently untrustworthy and unreliable ‘ally’ who has been a been a disappointment is Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah.
This latest betrayal came during a Senate Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing
Romney was the sole HELP Committee Republican to vote against
lifting the mask and vaccine mandates in the federal Head Start program.
Head Start is a program run by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to provide childhood education,
health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children
and families.
Currently, the program
requires “masking for all individuals two years of age and older” and
Covid-19 vaccination proof for adults involved in the program.
GOP Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana introduced an amendment “to prevent
HHS from implementing or enforcing their regulations regarding mask or
vaccination protections in the Head Start program again.”
Braun said the
following”
“After being subjected to federal mask mandates for almost two
years, President Biden announced in his State of the Union address under the
CDC’s new mask guidelines, most Americans in most of the country can now be
mask-free. I completely agree with him on that. It’s time to get our lives back
especially based upon science and not the political science.”
Next Romney voted against a resolution from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to repeal the federal travel mask mandates on public transportation. Eight Democrats Senate Democrats broke party likes to vote against the mandates.
Senator Paul said the following about his amendment:
'Public transportation and transportation hubs are places
where people across communities congregate, often for extended periods and in
close quarters. The determination of the timeline and circumstances under which
masks should be required in these settings should be guided by science, not
politics.'
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Last month, Romney
was absent during the vote on amendments by Senators Lee of Utah and Cruz of
Texas to block the Democrat-led vaccine mandate.
Romney
was also among the Republicans who crossed the aisle and voted to convict President
Trump at the end of a five-day impeachment trial following the January 6th
protests, that went overboard.
It has to be remembered that during his contest against Obama,
Romney was rather lackluster. Despite a strong performance during his first
debate, he seemed to take it easy and let Obama win during the subsequent debates when he should
have gone for the kill.
When Hurricane Sandy hit in October 2012, days prior to the election, Obama made sure he was seen on camera pretending to do something to help the victims. Romney on the other hand chose to stay away from the limelight, which is unforgivable in the age of TV. He was meek often responded to attacks with an awkward giggle that had an undercurrent of obsequiousness.
During his campaign Romney participated staged grocery shopping trip that was filmed, the goal of it was show he was the man of the people. He looked awkward and uncomfortable. One has to question the instincts of a man who agrees to be part of amateur stunts such as these.
All through his Presidential campaign, it was almost like he lacked the killer instant to win.
However, he developed a killer instinct against fellow
Republican Candidate Trump during in 2016 primaries, despite not even running.
Romney
called Trump ‘a phony and a fraud’, adding that Trump’s ‘promises are as
worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing members of the
American public for suckers: He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we
get is a lousy hat.’
Where was this fire during his run against Obama?
After Trump won in 2016, Mitt Romney interviewed for the
position of Trump’s
secretary of state. It was an amazing lack of self-worth on Romney's part. Why on earth would humiliate himself by parading before the cameras as he was
interviewed by Trump, the very man he called a fraud and a phony. He was also
photographed having dinner with Trump once again with an awkward smile. It was
a relief to all of Trump’s supporters when Trump rejected Romney's candidacy.
Romney humiliated himself further, in an interview with
The Atlantic
magazine where he admitted he had a secret Twitter handle 'to follow the US
political conversation anonymously'. The name of the handle was Pierre
Delecto. This is the sort of tactic used by teens and preteens, certainly not a
former Presidential Candidate and Senator. It was an amateurish move and foolish
of him to confess.
During his
run for a US Senate seat in Utah, Romney sought and accepted President Trump’s
endorsement, despite retrospectively
rejecting Trump's endorsement from the 2012 presidential election. The endorsement was a
huge mistake by President Trump, how could have endorsed somebody who was not
just a critic or an opponent but a blatant hater.
Politico
recently reported that Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who is backed by President Trump, is preparing for a 2024 Senate run that could pit him against Romney in a primary contest. Reyes, who has been elected statewide three times
will reportedly make a final decision and likely announce his intentions in
May. If Reyes were to replace Romney, it would certainly be welcomed.
Senators has a tenure of six-year during which they can do a
great deal of damage. They may be voted out later but the laws they have made are difficult to be repealed. The likes of Romney make the case for
having recall facilities for every sitting Senator, irrespective of state, if not a recall, it certainly makes the case for term limits.
For each and every subsequent, it is essential that the GOP leadership and especially President Trump be thoughtful and thoroughly vet an individual before lending out endorsements. Since endorsements from someone such as President play an important role in voting decisions.
We have seen how every vote in the Senate matters and it could
be the difference between mandates and freedom. Since the Democrats have
weaponized impeachments, it could also be the difference between convictions
and acquittal.
Electing a Republican such as Romney may be slightly better
than electing a far-left Democrat but that slight difference won’t be enough. The
Romney school of politicians will capitulate when you need them the most.
The mid-terms in 2022 and the elections in 2024 are important
because will decide the future of the country. The myriad catastrophes
under Biden have made it clear how important it is to have to right people in
power.
The Democrats must be stopped. Their ideas are not popular. They
have no constructive solutions only symbolism and virtue signaling.
It is time for brave and ideologically committed warriors who
faithfully and fearlessly represent their voters to take over.
Romney has to be rejected.
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