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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Biff LaTourette‏ @BiffLaTourette Feb 26
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Mitt Romney has always been the person he needs to be, to accomplish the immediate objective dictated by his personal, professional and political ambitions.

      4 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
    2. Right of Left‏ @RightOfLeft_TX Feb 26
      Replying to @BiffLaTourette @baseballcrank

      Really? How does any of what he's done recently helped his political ambitions?

      2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
    3. Biff LaTourette‏ @BiffLaTourette Feb 26
      Replying to @RightOfLeft_TX @baseballcrank

      He crafted a moderate persona for to run for governor in a liberal state. Next, he was Mitt, the budget hawk to challenge Obama. On his next run he styled himself an "extreme" conservative. Once Trump won, he positioned himself as a NeverTrump savior for the GOP. No North Star.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    4. Biff LaTourette‏ @BiffLaTourette Feb 26
      Replying to @BiffLaTourette @RightOfLeft_TX @baseballcrank

      His strategies have all been successful, in both business and politics. But cumulatively, they reveal a hopelessly malleable political core.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Right of Left‏ @RightOfLeft_TX Feb 26
      Replying to @BiffLaTourette @baseballcrank

      How does being NeverTrump help him politically or serve any ambition?

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    6. Biff LaTourette‏ @BiffLaTourette Feb 26
      Replying to @RightOfLeft_TX @baseballcrank

      It ingratiates him with the left, as well as the formidable GOP establishment, donor class and Senate leadership. Originally, it positioned him to replace Trump after the widely anticipated Russiagate take-down. He's stuck with that disguise until he comes up with a new one.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    7. Right of Left‏ @RightOfLeft_TX Feb 26
      Replying to @BiffLaTourette @baseballcrank

      Or, Occam's razor, he's an old grandpa who DGAF and votes how he wants to, which, unsurprisingly, isn't Trumpy.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    8. Right of Left‏ @RightOfLeft_TX Feb 26
      Replying to @RightOfLeft_TX @BiffLaTourette @baseballcrank

      Why is everything a conspiracy with you people?

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    9. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 26
      Replying to @RightOfLeft_TX @BiffLaTourette

      I suspect the current iteration of Romney is the closest we'll ever see to the real Romney, but the habits of decades of tacking with the wings are hard to shake.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    10. Biff LaTourette‏ @BiffLaTourette Feb 26
      Replying to @baseballcrank @RightOfLeft_TX

      Every politician has to tack. Nothing wrong with that. It's the gall of the quadrennial makeovers. The great ones reveal an authentic core, which appeals to everyone, even their enemies.

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 26
      Replying to @BiffLaTourette @RightOfLeft_TX

      Yes. Which is why Mitt was never good at this.

      6:19 PM - 26 Feb 2021
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        2. Biff LaTourette‏ @BiffLaTourette Feb 26
          Replying to @baseballcrank @RightOfLeft_TX

          He was governor once. Should have beaten back McCain and Huckabee. Came back. Should have beaten Obama. But his Queensberry deference to Obama blinded him to the boundless treachery of his opponents. He is very good. If he had a conservative heart, he'd be great.

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        3. Right of Left‏ @RightOfLeft_TX Feb 26
          Replying to @BiffLaTourette @baseballcrank

          Most of what you say is fair. Minus the ambition. He is flexible on policy because, imo, he's a pragmatic person with a business background and not attached to ideology. Frustrating for me, an ideologue, but doesn't mean he's nakedly ambitious. No more so than any other.

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