Sorry, but I thought his response pretty lame. I understand that he is up against powerful forces ranged against him, but his statement was far from showing Chaney's gumption.
"The senator [Romney] insisted the boos rolled right off him. “Oh yeah, you can boo all you like, but I’ve been a Republican all my life,” Romney said. “My dad was a governor of Michigan, my dad worked for Republican candidates that he believed in. I worked for Republicans across the country and if you don’t recall, I was the Republican nominee for President in 2012.”
The Michigan Governor following Mitch Romney's dad was William Milliken, a most gracious, honest and humble man, who lived in our city. But was kicked out of our local Republican party a few years ago, before he died in his 90's. The Republican party once stood for good and important things: "There is so much that can be said about Bill Milliken. He was, and will always be, Michigan’s longest serving Governor. He believed fervently in the ideals of public service. He was kind and tolerant. He was witty and disarming, and he was always genteel. He had a strong sense of what was right, and what was wrong, and no one questioned his character. Make no mistake: He had steel too. You don’t fly 50 missions in WW II as a waist-gunner on a B-52 and win a Purple Heart for being a softie.
It's the "only Nixon could go to China" syndrome. If the Republican Party is to survive, the change has to come from within, from people whose conservative bona fides cannot be questioned.
As for Liz Cheney herself, she has referred to Democrats as “the party of anti-Semitism, the party of infanticide, the party of socialism”—hardly good-faith opposition with whom Democrats can cooperate on matters of deep concern to the country. She's playing a role and the appearance of "opposition" within the party. She helps the Rs seem like a "big tent." Beware.
Thank God we have a few Liz Cheney's out there. I don't like her, but I respect her position and am thankful for it.
Integrity. Interesting that it’s two Republican women ( Cindy McCain) and no current Republican men standing up the orange traffic cone of treason.
Mitt Romney is standing up. Did you see his response to the Utah Republicans when they booed him?
Sorry, but I thought his response pretty lame. I understand that he is up against powerful forces ranged against him, but his statement was far from showing Chaney's gumption.
At least Romney called out TFG, but still not a fan:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/romney-booed-avoids-censure-utah-gop-convention.html
"The senator [Romney] insisted the boos rolled right off him. “Oh yeah, you can boo all you like, but I’ve been a Republican all my life,” Romney said. “My dad was a governor of Michigan, my dad worked for Republican candidates that he believed in. I worked for Republicans across the country and if you don’t recall, I was the Republican nominee for President in 2012.”
The Michigan Governor following Mitch Romney's dad was William Milliken, a most gracious, honest and humble man, who lived in our city. But was kicked out of our local Republican party a few years ago, before he died in his 90's. The Republican party once stood for good and important things: "There is so much that can be said about Bill Milliken. He was, and will always be, Michigan’s longest serving Governor. He believed fervently in the ideals of public service. He was kind and tolerant. He was witty and disarming, and he was always genteel. He had a strong sense of what was right, and what was wrong, and no one questioned his character. Make no mistake: He had steel too. You don’t fly 50 missions in WW II as a waist-gunner on a B-52 and win a Purple Heart for being a softie.
But above all, he was deeply and genuinely committed to leaving Michigan and its citizenry better than what he found when he came into office." https://ippsr.msu.edu/public-policy/michigan-wonk-blog/remembering-gov-william-milliken
RIP liberal Republicans (Return In Power)
Thank you MaryPat for honoring a politician who served the people with care and charm.
He did it as a Republica, and his wife Helen Milliken helped start Planned Parenthood in this state.
I'm going to have to borrow that phrase: "the orange traffic cone of treason!" Lol! Brilliant!
I like it, too!
And you immediately know who that is in any context!!
It's the "only Nixon could go to China" syndrome. If the Republican Party is to survive, the change has to come from within, from people whose conservative bona fides cannot be questioned.
Ditto!!!
As for Liz Cheney herself, she has referred to Democrats as “the party of anti-Semitism, the party of infanticide, the party of socialism”—hardly good-faith opposition with whom Democrats can cooperate on matters of deep concern to the country. She's playing a role and the appearance of "opposition" within the party. She helps the Rs seem like a "big tent." Beware.
Well said.