Mitt Romney not only defended Romneycare, which is claimed to be to the prototype for Obamacare, he was not entirely honest about it.
Potential 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney today defended the controversial Massachusetts health care plan that he signed as governor, and that many say is the model for the Affordable Care Act championed by President Obama last year. But an analysis by ABC News shows that not all Romney’s claims are supported by the facts.
Arguing that “President Obama’s plan, in my view, doesn’t work properly, and it should be repealed,” Romney today said his plan worked because it was tailored for one particular state instead of imposing a top-down approach for the entire country.
“People could tailor their programs and needs based upon the needs of the people and the system,” Romney said at a speech at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center today. “Our plan was a state solution to a state problem. His is a power grab by the federal government to put in a place a one-size-fits-all plan.”
But not all of the claims Romney made today line up with the facts.
Romney would have done better to suggest that his experiment proved that Obamacare won’t perform as promised. Instead, he stuck a fork in himself.
Gee, according to Hugh Hewitt, It’s going to be either Mitt or Pawlenty-so obviously you’re one of those fringe, Tea Party types, right?
If either Newt, Mitt or Pawlenty(or Daniels or Huntsman for that matter) get the nomination, I will sit out voting the top of the ticket and let President Shit Talker have another 4 years to complete his mission to bring this country to it’s knees.
I think energy costs through the roof when you’ll be able to get it, because of the blackouts, 20% inflation and donkeys walking the streets with pots and pans clanging will serve to wake up a lot of sleeping zombies. If not, then tough tittes, I just haven’t got the patience anymore to coddle these pREgressives.
I’ve played by the rules my entire life and now I’m hoarding precious metals and lead. When the pREgressives win elections it’s the pedal to the floor and when we work our asses off and win, it’s the same thing only slower. I want a nominee that will change the narrative. I do not want to hear about slowing the rate of spending, I want these pREgressive, country killing den of bureaucrats ala the Depts/Education, Agricuture, HHS and Energy eliminated. I want the EPA eliminated. I want some one who has the nuts to say he’s(or she) going to rollback entitlement spending and someone who will tell the illegals OUT now and you can get back in line or when we deport you, you will never be allowed back unless you can jump over our COMPLETED and MANNED border fence.
Is that too much to ask?
Romney is not liked in DC.., they, on the inter belt, consider his a political asshole, dumb, stupid, uneducated, and his farts have more meaning than this words…you people must read history and not just yesterday’s news….Washington hated him during the last election run..he was considered a joke, a baffon and what ever you want to put on it..he was not like..he must have a small brian, or limited recall. He knew how bad thay hated him. Smile America…you really do nee to read. Does any one recall the neologist term applied to him…..LOOK IT UP.
@MM
There is a better option that is far less damaging for the nation than not voting. I can understand if you can’t stomach either of the Republicans you mentioned, but rather than sit it out in protest and allow Obama to complete his transformation of America into a Bolshavic style oligarcy. Protest by voting third party. It is not impossible for third party candidates to win, that is myth spread by the two “major” parties to discourage third party votes. Third party candidates have won elections. All it takes to win a presidential election is to get a simple majority of electoral votes. No vote is a throwaway vote unless it isn’t cast, and when third parties do well in elections it makes the elite in both “major” parties sit-up and take notice.
The wait time to see a doctor in MA is at 48 days. What a smashing success.
@Hard Right:
That is just one of the criticisms conservatives had about socialistic health care systems. Another is the high cost, much higher than is always touted. Both of those are true of Romneycare, and will be true of ObamaCare as well.