The Mandate was welcomed by many MA residents. It was done without raising taxes and paid for with federal monies and state users fees/licenses. The plan that Governor Patrick created by adding to the Mitt's "starter plan" had ADDITIONAL elements that caused costs to rise.
Romney has said he believes mandates from the Federal level to be unconstitutional. I live in a state in the NE where our taxes are just as high as MA without the Health care plan mandate MA has presently. Our residents income is significantly lower. The population lower. The industrial base lower.
A question to Mitt might be what changes would he have made to control costs?
Also I wish someone would ask Palin, if Mitt throws his hat into the ring would run as she stated she would if no one she believed capable entered the race.
In ME we now have a very capable Republican Governor/businessman after 3 decades. Let's see what changes.
We are in limbo when it comes to Health Care and its bankrupting costs-a real crisis financially for many Americans.
How do we address the high cost of Health Care? How do we remain the best in health care when we can't afford to pay for the best? But our politicians can.Politics gets into the mix and nothing gets done.
Illegal immigration is a key factor
The old political Merry-go-round just keeps circling, music playing; but really goes nowhere.
Incidentally in the interview Mitt said he would not enter into any Palin bashing, when Leno was asking him about Palin leaving office; but then he did not say what Palin clearly said in her announcement to leave that she had accomplished in 2 years all she promised to have done in 4. She was constantly attacked by attorneys on the Left which she had to fight financially and won) and time wise which had to cut into her duties as governor of Alaska. Why doesn't anyone ever bring that up in her defense if they really wanted to get the truth out instead of pretending to be all chivalrous about it. I guess is selective memory.
One can report on the entire script of her speech with the Lt Governor on that day.
That is a big issue for many to overcome as has been beaten into their little pea brains for so long--"she left". Too many make decisions from the noise coming out of the media/blogging mocking birds.
Just like his gay marriage. Just like his BIG DIG coverup.
Screw all you lying RomneyBOTs.
Romney is a fascist.
Everyone in Massachusetts HATES RomneyCARE, you RomneyBOT.
Why don't you adopt it in Maine if you like it so much.