© Greg NashSenator Mitt Romney
"Senator Romney's commitment to our Constitution makes him a worthy successor to the senators who inspired my father to write 'Profiles in Courage. He reminds us that our Democracy depends on the courage, conscience and character of our elected officials."Romney was the sole Republican senator to vote to impeach Trump last February on a charge of abusing his power over the former president's effort to press Ukraine to investigate now-President Biden and his son Hunter Biden's dealings in Ukraine. In doing so, Romney made history: He became the first U.S. senator to vote to convict a president of his own party on an impeachment charge.
Romney then joined six other GOP senators in February in voting to impeach Trump, after he left office, over his role in the Jan. 6 mob attack at the Capitol.
Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts who drew consistent ire from Trump for his vote, in a statement Friday invoked his father, who the GOP senator said:
"did what was right regardless of consequence. I aspire to his example, though I have failed from time to time. We must subordinate our political fortunes to the causes of freedom, equal opportunity and truth, particularly as they are under assault here and abroad."The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, named after the 35th U.S. president, established the award in 1989 to honor his commitment to public service. It is presented each year to mark Kennedy's birthday on May 29. The award is given to public servants who the foundation judges have demonstrated "politically courageous leadership."
Instead the false platitudes, that people like Romeny, play platitudes to the voice of the people, nothing more that lip service, for his own ends.
And like his fore bearers, walk the walk and talk the talk.JFK and RFK.
I see in the younger population, that have no understanding, or interest to to look upon history at that tome, to understand the pivotal events. that have had such a dramatic event in world history.
Sad as George Satayana, has been quoted in previous years, not now unfortunately.
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes
Those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it
Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors are destined to repeat them.
Those who do not know history's mistakes are doomed to repeat them