I saw this in the Daily Mail (though I'm sure it was reported elsewhere) that Mitt Romney was selected for the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for being the only Republican in the Senate to vote to convict President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial.
Well, maybe. But he knew Trump was going to be removed from office. He knew that he's strong enough in Utah to withstand the political blowback. He knew he's got five years until re-election.
It would have been much more courageous to vote against the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. Then Collins of Maine wouldn't have had cover for her sham vote, and Murkowski might have been convinced to vote against it too, on the basis of woman's rights. But Romney voted for her, and hid behind the excuse that it's OK for the Senate to confirm a candidate during an election year if the President is from the majority party.
Which is bullshit.
So I won't ever think Romney's vote was particularly courageous. He had better opportunities to be actually courageous.
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