More added at the original post:
http://gulagbound.com/26870/romney-pushed-obama-for-national-healthcare-mandates-2009/
It is shocking to me that the party has lined up almost unanimously behind a guy that neutralizes our biggest issues in 2012. They think a ‘non-Obama’ will win just because it is not Obama. There needs to be a principled fight this year about the direction of our nation, and getting on a different path, but instead it is just going to be “i am better than Obama” because I ran a business. Not sure that’s enough, especially when the counter punch will feature a lot of ruthless business activities like shutting down companies, firing people, etc. Too bad. I am not in the camp that says Romney cannot win, but he is far from ideal when it comes to picking a candidate to run against the current situation.
Romney thanked Ted Kennedy for "collaboration" on health care reform [very short YOUTUBE].
Federal/state collusion...note Romney's mention of "secretaries of state" at both levels.