Mass. medical mess

NY Post ^ | April 10, 2010 | Rich Lowry

[Scanian]

President Obama has an unsettling defense of his health-care reform -- it's merely a version of the plan implemented by Massachusetts.

Obama wants to associate his reform with the one championed by Mitt Romney in 2006 when he was governor of the Bay State. If the liberal Democrat Obama and the conservative Republican Romney passed similar plans, what can be so radical about Obama's reform?

This is superficially clever. It not only gives Obama's plan a centrist patina, it shines a light on a significant obstacle to Romney's likely repeat bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Except for the fact that the Massachusetts reform is spiraling out of control.

[screaminsunshine]

Anyone with half a brain knows this is just a scam to put the Insurance companies out of biz...Yes Obama is that devious. He is a Communist.

[pnh102]

Ugh. Please STOP calling Mitt Romney a “conservative.” He’s about as “conservative” as, well, 0bama.

[Tarpon]

Every person with a brain knows Obama’s claptrap commie health care system doesn’t work. Oh that’s right, Democrats and most lawyers come standard issue without brains.

[Diogenesis]

RomneyCARE creator Mitt Romney:
”Now that my Romneycare is national ready to hurt hundreds of millions,
a little self examination may be in order for you FReepers.
You may want to ask yourself “if I had spent my time promoting
RomneyCare and Mitt Romney , could not I have garnered more support
of both Mr. Obama and Gov.Mitt Romney?“

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“Romney praises Obama
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney praised President Obama
at a GOP fundraising dinner Wednesday ..
"I also think it's important for us to nod to the president when he's right," Romney said....
Romney, who spoke at a dinner for the National Republican Senatorial Committee,
said he's pleased with the president's plans to "finish the job" in Iraq and Afghanistan
-- lines that drew applause from the partisan audience. He also applauded the president
for standing up to the auto industry.
"I hope he continues to be tough ....The former businessman even offered faint praise for
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, saying that after a series of initial missteps,
"I think he's finally getting close to the right answer."

[Uncle Hal]

The obvious answer to all these problems is to have the state control everything. This is where national health insurance is heading. In order to control costs the state will set all prices and drive private companies out of business. It is as obvious as the nose on your face. Costs will go up not down.