Incoming Sen. Willard "Millionaire Mitt" Romney (R- UT), the Senate's next Jeff Flake:
To a great degree, a presidency shapes the public character of the nation. A president should unite us and inspire us to follow “our better angels.” A president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity, and elevate the national discourse with comity and mutual respect. As a nation, we have been blessed with presidents who have called on the greatness of the American spirit. With the nation so divided, resentful and angry, presidential leadership in qualities of character is indispensable. And it is in this province where the incumbent’s shortfall has been most glaring.Romney goes on to confirm that he'll gladly vote for every reactionary, plutocratic policy the Republican Party can cough up. His "better angels" aren't inspiring him to do otherwise when it really matters, of course.
BONUS: The twitterverse wasn't having Millionaire Mitt's "character" critique.
BONUS II: Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog has a good critique of Millionaire Mitt's op ed here.
