In 2012, during a primary debate, Mitt
Romney offered Rick Perry a $10,000 bet regarding Romney’s former support of an
individual mandate for health insurance. Romney was promptly lambasted by many
Republican primary voters favoring another candidate, who felt the comment
underscored his reputation as an out-of-touch millionaire, who had nothing in
common with ordinary Americans. Nominating him would only underscore the
contrast many Democrats were seeking, of a greedy businessman versus a humble
defender of ordinary people.
Fast forward to 2016. Many of the same
people who wasted no time in criticizing Romney for his $10,000 bet spent much
of this primary season defending Donald Trump for saying he had a “small loan”
from his father of one million dollars, and for attempting to use state power
of eminent domain to tear down a widow’s house and build a limousine parking
lot in its place. Many of the same people who were concerned about the
electability argument when it came to Mitt Romney, and how it would look for
the GOP to nominate a millionaire for president, have decided to nominate a
billionaire instead.
Many who endlessly fretted about Mitt
Romney’s wealth and electability now support Donald Trump. Many who ridiculed
the fevered cult of personality around Barack Obama now openly worship at the
Altar of Trump. The hypocrisy of the Trump true believers knows no bounds.
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