No original thoughts today. I will instead suggest you read Rick Perlstein’s article in the Rolling Stone about Mitt Romney, to which I was directed by digby at Hullabaloo. Perlstein explains Mitt’s robotocism and 99% inauthenticity to a rebellion against his father, who was anything but either of those things. According to Perlstein, Mitt saw what principles and moral bearings did to his Dad, and he decided that he would avoid those failings.
By the way, the 1% authenticity consists of his fealty to the 1%. He just can’t quit the oligarchs or the oligarchy. Again, 100% different than his father.
A long time ago an American of substance said he would rather be right than be president. There may still be people in politics who feel that way, but Willard is definitely not among them.
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