DeMint Once Backed Mandate He Now Blasts As “Unconstitutional”

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/senate-republicans/demint-once-backed-mandate-he-now-blasts-as-unconstitutional/ ^

[Joe27]

DeMint recently denounced the mandate in the Senate bill as follows:

Not only is an individual mandate unconstitutional, but it will increase premiums for hard-working Americans — further making insurance coverage unaffordable — and will force more people onto government-run programs.

But during the presidential primaries, DeMint endorsed the health care plan Romney developed as Governor of Massachusetts, calling it “innovative” and claiming he supported Romney because he “believes all Americans should have a health plan that they can afford, own and keep.” __________________________________

[onyx]

My gosh, that's from March, 2010.

this is recent - with Greta - 9/17/2010

He named MITT ROMNEY, SARAH PALIN and NEWT GINGHRICH in that order.

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I hope DeMint isn't trying to elect conservatives only to back Romney (again) because Romney is totally unacceptable, just like Jim said.

[rob777]

"The problem with DeMint is backing Romneycare, not neccesarily just Romney’s 2008 campaign."


That is a good point and it is a question that should be asked of DeMint should he run. Other than Mike Pence I do not see any other perspective candidate making noise about running who is as conservative.

[SharpRightTurn]

“There will be no pro-Romney campaign on FR! I’ll ban every pro-Romney poster if I have to.”

That’s music to my ears.

[Gipper08]

Demint teamed with Wyden and sent a letter to President Bush in 2007 in an effort to bring a universal coverage individual mandate (Romney care) into law.

[sodpoodle]

WOW - that’s new and crunchy.

[RummyChick]

http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/02/14/youve-got-mail/

The Washington Post reports today (“U.S. Senators…“) that 5 Democratic and 5 Republican senators have signed a letter requesting that President Bush “fix the American health care system.” What does fixing the health care system entail for senators Kohl (D-WI), Thune (R-SD), Wyden (D-OR), DeMint (R-SC), Conrad (D-ND), Bennett (R-UT), Salazar (D-CO), Lott (R-MS), Cantwell (D-WA) and Crapo (R-ID)? The senators pointed to six major issues. Below are a listing of each issue along with my commentary.

1. “Ensure that all Americans would have affordable, quality, private health coverage, while protecting current government programs.” Everyone wants quality goods for affordable prices. I would love to have eaten a quality Maine lobster tonight for dinner and paid only $1, but that is not likely to happen. Generally, there is a tradeoff between quality and cost, but most politicians do not seem to realize this. Also, while I agree with the senators that health insurance should be administered by private companies, I believe that government health insurance programs such as Medicaid and Medicare could be replaced with subsidies for private insurance.
2. Modernize tax rules. I concur with the senators that the health insurance tax deduction as it currently stands not only favors the wealthy but also distortionary.
3. Create incentives for states to design health solutions. Decentralization is a great idea.
4. Focus on prevention strategies. Although I agree that money spent on known preventative treatments are often cost saving in the long run, the majority of health care spending is for supply-sensitive costs (see P4P post). A focus on preventative care is good policy, but is unlikely to decrease medical costs significantly.
5. Encourage cost-effective chronic care and more compassionate end-of-life care. These suggestions are too general and thus have no teeth. Of course more effective care is better, but do the senators want the government to restrict less cost-effective care? How will the government evaluate which treatments will be placed in the ‘less-effective care’ category? Also, it is basically impossible for policy-makers to measure something as abstract as a ‘compassion level’.
6. “Improve access to information on price and quality of health services.” This is a important role for the government to fulfill (see post on California healthcare quality report card).

[Waryone]

Hear! Hear! Thank you so much, Jim!

[RummyChick]

So is Demint for the death panels???????

http://politics.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/barone/2007/2/13/healthcare-legislation-in-this-congress.html

5)Encourage more cost-effective chronic and compassionate end-of-life care. Studies show that an increase in health care spending
does not always mean an increase in quality of outcomes. All Americans should be empowered to make decisions about their end of life care, not be forced into hospice care without other options. We hope to work with you on policies that address these issues.

[brrian]

The “Demint is a rebel conservative” is just a fund raising scheme. The GOP knows ppl are pissed at the Senate Repubs and are withholding donations. Amazing how gullible ppl are.

[Undocumented_capitalist]

I don’t think it will be Romney in 2012. Simply because there are a slew of better candidates available. Thune, Christy, Barbour, and a couple of house reps, none of whom ran in 2008.

[ggwyo]

I would vote for DeMint today and in 2012. If Mitt the Mutt RIHNO man is the GOP choice in 2012 I’ll vote vote for Mickey Mouse.

Mitt the Mutt is A Demoncrat at heart and always will be. Why do you think that they run McCain in 2008, everyone can see the weasel in Mitt

[SoConPubbie]

From what I've gathered working at GOP HQs in my part of the country (eastern North Carolina), Mitt is more liked by the Tea Party movement in general than Free Republic users. I think he has a better shot than we believe, especially is we get a series of more conservative candidates splitting the vote (like if Gingrich, Palin and Huckabee all run).

I doubt that.

All the Tea-Partiers I know are way too smart and way too informed not to see through the transparent RINO Myth Romney.

Everyone I've talked to dislikes his lack of principles and his habit of changing his positions on issues dependent on which way the political wind is blowing.

I sincerely doubt your experiences represents more than a tiny minority of tea-partiers.

[sport]

All I can say is that I am not voting for the sob[Rommney]

[SoConPubbie]

So, where do you stand on Mitt and DeMint?

With respect to Myth Romney, I'll never vote for the faker.

He's not a conservative, he's just another brand of elitist GOP finger-in-the-wind RINO.

He adds nothing to the GOP and he needs to be driven from the party.

[GLDNGUN]

Mitt is more liked by the Tea Party movement in general than Free Republic users

Frankly, that's not saying much. LOL. Mitt is probably more liked by just about any segment of the population more than Freepers.

SOME TP's MAY "like" Mitt, but nearly every TP LOVES Sarah Palin. The nomination is hers for the taking, and, boy is she ready to take it.

I didn't realize that DeMint was such a strong supporter of RomneyCare. I'll have to remind Pissypants here on FR of that little fact everytime he tries to paint Palin as some kind of liberal while slobbering DeMint with praise.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Bookmarked !

[GenXteacher]

As a fellow North Carolinian, I will tell you this about Myth Romney- I am not voting for a gun-grabbing Northeastern liberal who signed into law a socialist healthcare plan. As regards DeMint, he might be more conservative, but compared to Romney that’s not difficult. This flip-flop doesn’t sound good though. Have fun down east.....

[Recovering_Democrat]

Here is the deal, it is quite simple in my opinion.

A state and the people of the state can run their own health care. If the people of the state elect a legislature and governor that create a state run program, then that is fine with me. Know why? Because there are 49 other states watching that state to see how it works.

Federalism.

If the state is a huge success, other states will adopt plans to fit their own needs.

The Tenth Amendment at work.

Hussein’s DeathCare plan is, like all fascist plans, run by a central government.

I guaran-damn-tee you if Texas passed a healthcare requirement, and it didn’t work, the good people of that Republic would change or abolish it.

But with a central bureaucracy making the rules, you are a number.

I welcome experimentation by the 50 laboratories we have in the USA. Let the states work out what is best for themselves.

And keep D.C. out of it.

[SoConPubbie]

I welcome experimentation by the 50 laboratories we have in the USA. Let the states work out what is best for themselves.

True, however, that does nothing to dissuade anyone of the fact that RomneyCare is a socialist health care program.

RomneyCare forces everyone to get Health Care insurance under penalty of a fine.

RomneyCare subsidizes the "Poor" by "Stealing" money from taxpayers.

[Digger]

rs. We have an establishment insider like Dick Armey playing a big role in our outsider movement. We can’t make the mistake of just forgiving the guys we like...that’s how we’ll fail in our mission of restoring conservatism as the standard for the party

Right On - Right On!