Romney USED the citizens of Massachusetts (and NH)
for his little "experiments". He said so.
Gov. Romney, in another of his “hit and runs”
managed to even raise taxes on New Hampshire residents
while Gov. of Massachusetts.
I’m not a Romney backer.
However, it must be pointed out that when he was the Governer that the MA House and Senate were majority Democrat. THEY put together the MA health care program and even if Romney had vetoed the bill they would have overridden his veto with their votes.
I think the man is being wrongly blamed for the so-called “Romney Care”, because he couldn’t stop it.
GW Bush faced the same situation in the last two years of his Presidency, because the Democrat party controlled both the House and Senate and could overrule any veto he made.
Must be a terrible feeling to be Prez and know that you don’t have the power.
“THEY put together the MA health care program and even if Romney had vetoed the bill they would have overridden his veto with their votes.”
If he really opposed it, he should have vetoed it and made them override it. The fact that he didn’t speaks poorly of him.
Romney USED the citizens of Massachusetts (and NH)
for his little "experiments". He said so.
Gov. Romney, in another of his “hit and runs”
managed to even raise taxes on New Hampshire residents
while Gov. of Massachusetts.
That spin is sooo 2007.
Romney has since defended the law on many occasions, promoted it as a better alternative to Obamacare, and refused to acknowledge its many problems.
So that dog doesn't hunt.
When you put you name on something (signing it into law) you own it.
However, it must be pointed out that when he was the Governer that the MA House and Senate were majority Democrat. THEY put together the MA health care program and even if Romney had vetoed the bill they would have overridden his veto with their votes.