Huckabee takes aim at Romneycare [as Romney defends his Socialist health care initiative]

CNN - Political Ticker ^ | 2009-09-18

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WASHINGTON (CNN) – An old rivalry flared up again at the annual Values Voter Summit on Friday, when Mike Huckabee took aim at the health care system in Massachusetts that was implemented in 2006 by then-Gov. Mitt Romney.

Huckabee — who did serious damage to Romney's presidential hopes last January by winning the Iowa caucuses and has made clear his disdain for the former Massachusetts governor — told the crowd at the conservative conference that the Bay State health care system is a model for the kind of government-run health care President Obama wants to implement.

"It's going to bankrupt their entire budget," Huckabee said of the Massachusetts system, which requires residents to purchase health care or risk tax penalties. "In fact, the only thing inexpensive about Massachusetts health care bill is that there you can get a $50 abortion."

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"The lesson from the Massachusetts experience is that you don't need to create a new government insurance option to get more people covered," he said. "What Governor Romney did was to strengthen our private market system."

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*Ping!*

[TheZMan]

He’s right, Romneycare is pointless and annoying, just like the Huckster.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Nanny-state” Huckabee berating Romulan....should make a good couple ;-)

[Frantzie]

Huckabee was McCain’s sock puppet in 2008 & help get us Obama. Romney had a better chance than McSlime and Huck in 2008.

My choice would have been Fred, Tancredo, Hunter probably in that order. Rudy, Paul, Keyes would have been better than Huck & McCain.

[icwhatudo]

[D-fendr]

I hope healthcare keeps Romney out or pushes him out early. And I don’t want Huckabee to run again either. I don’t want anyone who ran last time to run this time - it would be the same old “their turn” phenomena.

Praying for someone new to take the lead.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Two worthless, party-killing RINOs.

[RAO1125]

Romney would’ve lost too. He’s totally unlikeable, you’d swear Gordon Gekko was based on him. It would’ve been damn near impossible for any pro-Bush Republican to have won in 2008 considering the circumstances.

[rintense]

The Huckster going after Romney. Shocker! Both are RINOs and deserve each other.

[Uncle Miltie]

catfight!

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[Brimack34]

I did not see alot of conservatives names there.

[SunkenCiv]

"It's going to bankrupt their entire budget," Huckabee said of the Massachusetts system, which requires residents to purchase health care or risk tax penalties. "In fact, the only thing inexpensive about Massachusetts health care bill is that there you can get a $50 abortion."

In Romney's defense, he grew up rich in a consequence-free environment. ;')

[DanZanRyu]

Mitt Romney is attempting a corporate takeover of the GOP. Mnay so-called conservatives have been bought off. Grassroot conservatives need to kick Romney out of the party. Romney is poison. Good for Huckabee to tell the truth about Slick Willard. Huckabee is a role model for Christian leadership.

[MrEdd]

I support The The Huckster and Hairboy going at it.

Lets have a duel: Flamethrowers at twenty paces.

[PhiKapMom]

I am with you 100% — don’t want to see anyone run that ran in 2008. If they couldn’t beat McCain, then NO THANKS!

I am all for someone new!

[piytar]

I’ve noticed a complete derth of MittBots at Free Republic for a few months. Gee, I wonder why? Maybe because even MittBots realize he’s a total RINO? Or those who don’t have learned not to raise their heads to be whack-a-trolled? After all, MittCare is Obamacare done at the state level...

[Vigilanteman]

Huckabee is a role model for Christian leadership.

Are you smoking crack? Huck gets one thing right about socialized medicine and the disaster in Taxachusetts going national. Romney gets one thing right about Huck and McCain's love for illegal aliens over Americans.

But neither is fit to wash Sarah Palin's backside.