Apropos of nothing: "Name That Loser," a PoliticsTOO exclusive: Episode 2

You know what's weird?

I like him. Like, on a personal level.

Granted, I think he's a real POS because he is literally the reason Toys-R-Us went bankrupt, and there's very little I think we would agree on when it comes to policies.

But he strikes me as a likeable guy.

One of the last Republicans who has maintained semi-independence from Trump. Of course, this makes him persona non grata to the rest of the Party.

But now that the head has been cut off the snake, maybe he'll regain some influence. It will be a loooooooong path back to a truly moderate Party, though. Maybe never.

The only Senator in U.S. history ever to vote to remove a President of his own party. That's not nothing. Essentially, the only Senator in our 230+ year history to have lived up to the Founders' idea that the impeachment of a rotten President could be something other than a hopelessly partisan affair.

Points deducted though for voting to confirm ACB. If he truly believed Trump was constitutionally unfit to hold the office of President, the natural consequence of that would be to vote against any nominee of that President, certainly a lifetime appointment.

Oh well. He still comes out way ahead of pretty much any other modern-day GOP Senator.

Good man, Mitt is. The GOP should be paying attention.

Mitt Romney has always been a bit of a conundrum for the reasons listed above and more. He took to the streets during the George Floyd protests but his record with regards to promoting diversity are sketchy, at best. I could go on, but it would just become tedium.

I think what these politicians possess is the ability to compromise. It’s completely lacking today in the Trump era. I made a meme yesterday or the day before and equated the current political climate to a sport. People pick sides and, more and more often, (particularly in the cheap seats...read into that what you will), the fans start duking it out. Over a meaningless game.

But here’s the main difference: politics affect our lives directly, whether you pay attention or not. There’s no compromise in a football game; you win or you lose. Politics can’t exist that way. That’s how wars start.

...as an addendum, I forgot to mention that as a cynic, I also view Mitt as a 73-year-old senator who may or may not be in the final stages of his career. If he is, he may be out of step with the GOP as a matter of conscience or simply as a matter of a personal grudge against Trump.

hmmm yes