Mitt Romney: Romneycare was "one of the greatest things that had to happen"

Moore Common Sense ^ | 5/12/11 | Alan Moore

[alan8228]

Today Mitt Romney will give a speech in attempts to shed the label that Romneycare is no different than Obamacare. But in his last run for President, he didn't back away from it at all. Below is a video of him in 2007 on the campaign trail in New Hampshire. His comments are pretty telling.

I genuinely have some major concerns about Mitt Romney. However, in this political climate if he says he would work to undo Obamacare I believe he would have no choice but to do so as president. I also believe that he is the type of person who will say whatever to get elected and that is major cause for concern. If you don't know where someone really stands on an issue then you haven't a clue as to what he would do as president. We're seeing that now with Barack Obama where neither the left or the right is getting what they expected. That was the biggest knock on Romney in 2007 when health care wasn't a major issue. Immigration and the war in Iraq were by far more talked about issues in the Republican primary. It wasn't until late in 2007 and early 2008 that the economy became the focal point.

As I've been saying since February I still believe Mitt Romney will win the nomination. Recent trends seem to point that way. He's leading in the national polls average. He is blowing it away in New Hampshire. He's polling 2nd in Iowa behind Mike Huckabee, who I don't think is going to run. It's a bit early to put too much stock in polls but considering Romney hasn't even visited Iowa or South Carolina this year, the fact he's up so high is interesting to say the least.

One caveat, this video was meant to play on class warfare. The theme is evil rich Republicans versus the hardworking blue collar Americans. I apologize for posting a video with such nonsense but this was the only clip I could remember of him talking about Romneycare as a candidate in 2007.

Go to 1:40 where he says:

"One of the things that I'm proud of being able to do in my state is putting on..trying..you know I was governor of the state next door...putting in..and trying a plan that gets everyone health insurance. And that was in my opinion one of the greatest things that had to happen and I'd like to see, frankly, all of our..."

It's too bad the diner worker cuts him off before he can finish. It's possible she saved him from further embarrassment if the end of that sentence was "frankly all of our country should follow such a model." Wouldn't that of been a juicy little tidbit?

Speed ahead to 4:50 and this should cast away any notions that he believes what they did were a mistake:

"I'm proud of what we did there and it could be a model in a lot of ways for a lot of states like New Hampshire"

I tried to post this video but it wouldn't let me. You can watch it here though.

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[cranked]

“one of the greatest things that had to happen”

Nuff said.....=.=

[Tublecane]

“in this political climate if he says he would work to undo Obamacare I believe he would have no choice but to do so as president”

Wow, that’s astute analysis. Just like Bush I had no choice but to work toward not raising taxes. Politicians gotta keep their promises, right?

One year into the Romney administration: “Oh well, I tried, folks [shrug]. Let’s move on.”

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Mittens will say anything you want him to say, be anybody you want him to be, just vote for him because he has wanted to be President since he was a little baby and he deserves to have his dreams come true.

[Hodar]

Romney and Newt ... WTF???!!!

Why doesn’t the RNC just endorse Obama?

[svcw]

Oh, let me see if I get this correct. RomneyCare - good, obamaCare - bad BUT obamaCare is based off of in large part on RomenyCare.
Hum? And this guy really thinks he can win? I feel sorry for this man’s family living with such a delusional person.

[Psycho_Bunny]

It’s honestly difficult to tell if Obama or Romney is the bigger idiot.

[DJ MacWoW]

We Can Do This

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[Diogenesis]

Romney will make the issues of ineligibility and ObamaCARE/RomneyCARE moot.

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Sen. John Kerry to Don Imus on RomneyCARE=HillaryCARE=ObamaCARE:
"I like this health care bill".

Sen. Hillary Clinton on RomneyCARE=HillaryCARE=ObamaCARE:
"To come up with a bipartisan plan in this polarized environment is commendable."

[Diogenesis]

Obama and the DNC: Romney was "one of the greatest things that had to happen"

There, fixed it for you.

Late in October, The American Spectator's The Prowler revealed:
"Former Mitt Romney presidential campaign staffers…
have been involved in spreading anti-Palin spin to reporters, seeking to diminish her standing after the election.
'Sarah Palin is a lightweight, she won't be the first, not even the third, person people will think of when it comes to 2012,'
says one former Romney aide…
'The only serious candidate ready to challenge to lead the Republican Party is Mitt Romney.
"Some former Romney aides were behind the recent leaks to media, including CNN, that Governor Sarah Palin was a 'diva' and was going off message intentionally."

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The Palmetto Scoop reported: "One of the first stories to hit the national airwaves was
the claim of a major internal strife between close McCain aides and the folks handling his running mate Sarah Palin."
"I’m told by very good sources that this was indeed the case and that a rift had developed, but it was between Palin’s people and the staffers brought on from the failed presidential campaign of former Gov. Mitt Romney, not McCain aides."
"The sources said nearly 80 percent of Romney’s former staff was absorbed by McCain and these individuals were responsible for what amounts to a premeditated, last-minute sabotage of Palin."
… aides loyal to Romney inside the McCain campaign, said The Scoop, reportedly saw
that Palin would be a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2012 or 2016, which made her a threat to another presidential quest by Romney.

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"These staffers are now out trying to finish her off ….hoping it would ingratiate themselves with Mitt Romney."

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"Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
National Review Online The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin
appears to have opened old wounds in the McCain campaign.
... the source of the “Diva” leak was Nicolle Wallace’s husband."

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"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"

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[Captain Kirk]

With the possible exception of Newt, no candidate is more willing to sacrifice principle for votes than Romney. Thankfully it shows!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I'm not even slightly interested. I don't care if he claims to have changed his mind and repudiates everything he has done in the past, Romney cannot be trusted.

His support of mandantory medical insurance and his record on gun control prove an utter disdain for the Constitution.

[Pollster1]

However, in this political climate if he says he would work to undo Obamacare I believe he would have no choice but to do so as president. I also believe that he is the type of person who will say whatever to get elected and that is major cause for concern.

I agree with the second statement but not the first. Romney repealing ObamaCare would say something like: "Hey guys, let's repeal this. No? Okay, I tried. Now let's move on and expand the federal government even more!"

No, thank you. I will not vote for Romney no matter what. As damaging as another four years of Obama would be, replacing him with a leftist who would not dismantle the Obama legacy would be even worse.

[BitWielder1]

It takes a big man to admit he was wrong.
Romney is obviously not that.

What is it with politics and politicians?
An engineer (for example) who maintains a position when faced with evidence to the contrary looks like a fool.
A pol somehow looks "strong" when doing the same thing (at least to the media).
Can we fix that?

[FlipWilson]

He’s melting, he’s melting, what a world, what a world!!!