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The "New" Integrity

In the aftermath of Mitt Romney's vote to convict President Trump, Democrats, never-Trumpers and main-stream media members have universally praised Romney's integrity. Dictionary.com defines integrity as follows: " adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty." Apparently, integrity needs to be re-defined to conform to Romney's actions. Perhaps when we speak of Romney's integrity, we are referring to his readiness to criticize Trump at every opportunity and then suck up to him in the hopes that he will be appointed as Secretary of State. Do we mean that integrity? Or maybe we are referring to his return to bitterness after not becoming Secretary of State, his ready criticism of Trump and then his groveling for Trump's endorsement while running to become Utah's junior Senator. Perhaps this is the integrity we describe? Maybe we are referring to the fact that many people were leary of Mitt's Massachusetts liberal...