Romney breaks with GOP to oppose Trump's judicial pick who called Obama 'un-American impostor'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Washington Post

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney broke with President Trump and the rest of his party Tuesday to oppose the confirmation of a federal judge who had referred to former president Barack Obama as an “un-American impostor.”

Romney (Utah) was the only voting senator to break ranks on a party-line vote to seat Michael J. Truncale on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

In a brief interview after the vote, Romney mentioned 2011 comments Truncale made to a women’s group in Beaumont, Tex., in which he spoke about Obama.

“There were some things that he said about President Obama that were disparaging, and as a Republican presidential nominee, I felt I just couldn’t go along with that for a judge,” Romney said Tuesday.



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Trump sure knows how to pick some winners

[rpannier]

1. Good for Romney, this time

He's already much better than Orrin Hatch
Though that bar is pretty damned low

[rurallib]

2. I still think he will run for president in 2020

run, Mitt, run

[MosheFeingold]

17. I could see him as a Democrat VP for Biden

Run on the "we're not insane" platform.

Probably work.

[JonLP24]

18. That would be a very bad choice

Biden is already too conservative. He'll need to pick someone that can unite the party and picking Romney sends all the wrong messages.

[MosheFeingold]

20. Note I didn't say it was a good idea.

I just said I could see it.

Playing for the squishy middle.

[rurallib]

19. no - Romney is in his own way nearly as crazy as Trump

that is why I still think he will run. I believe Romney feels that he has been appointed by his god to be the first Mormon president.

We don't need anyone like Romney anywhere near our party.
I would think if Biden made such a move he would hand another term to the crazy man.

[hatrack]

3. Didn't make any difference, did it, Willard?

That's right, it didn't. Nice, safe vote.

[msongs]

4. yeppers pretend to give a darn when it doesnt count nt

[not fooled]

6. And make sure to get his mug out there

looking "presidential"

[Mz Pip]

5. Terrific

I guess Susan Collins wasn’t concerned. 🙄

[groundloop]

15. I suspect she gave the matter much thought.....

before toeing the party line.

[Hulk]

7. But the other 53 cowards put their tails between their legs and hide behind their desks.

Disgusting. susie collins is a joke. We need to take the Senate in a HUGE blue wave come 2020...or we're fucked.

[Polybius]

9. He was confirmed 49-to-46

I have no idea why 5 Senators didn't vote. Here's the vote breakdown:

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00108

[StevieM]

8. As the GOP moves this country towards fascism, they are counting on the judiciary to lead the way.

David Sentelle began that effort in the 1990s. Royce Lamberth has been a long-time stalwart in those efforts. I suspect that Mr. Truncale, along with many other Trump appointees, will double down on this mission.

[Demovictory9]

12. agreed

[rickford66]

10. Must have been his turn to look independent.

Collins will be up next time.

[mopinko]

11. he doesnt pick them, he sells them.

it is the only plausible explanation for the amazing assembly of rapidly evolving swamp creatures.

also explains why it takes so long to fill some posts. waiting for the bidding to stop.

[ancianita]

13. The GOP rotating crew in charge of moral pretense and conscience is fucking disgusting. This

insults, undermines and scoff at every struggle by every veteran, immigrant, disenfranchised minority, everyone before us who believed the founders' attempt to make this a more perfect union.

[maxrandb]

14. Susan Collins was "deeply concerned"

[dajoki]

16. romney is an 'un-American impostor' n/t