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Originally Posted by ChrisV
That's the thing, if he took the position of SoS I wouldn't consider that "bending the knee". He could consider it his duty to the country to take the position to prevent Trump appointing some incompetent moron instead.
This. I'm no fan of Mittens (he is a Republican in 2017, what more do you need to know?) but it seems perfectly reasonable to me for him to take that dinner/even suck up somewhat if he thought it improved his chances of being SoS/tempering the damage. His ideology is bad but he does strike me as a person who believes in his country and the concept of service.