Is Mitt Romney Too Nice to Be President? Hardly

Mitt Romney's declaration of independence from President Donald Trump as he takes his seat in the U.S. Senate has been illuminating — more for the responses than the op-ed itself. Professional speculators are asking whether it's the opening gambit of a 2020 primary challenge (his denials notwithstanding) or mere virtue signaling. The unappeasable left has drummed its fingers on the table, demanding to know whether Romney will oppose absolutely everything Trump does. If you are truly appalled at Trump, they insist, you must obstruct every judge, deregulation and foreign policy move. Anything less taints you as insincere or useless. If Romney doesn't vote like a liberal Democrat, he could pace up and down Pennsylvania Avenue with an "Impeach Trump" sandwich board and still be dismissed as a wuss.   Continue reading...