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My primary complaint with Romney is his health care package in MA that forces you to join and pay no matter what.

Anytime the state forces you to do something with the threat of penalization if you don't, your personal freedom is diminished.

Someone tried to defend him to me by telling me "You have to have insurance" or something along those lines. My initial thought was "who the hell are you to know if I need it or not?" The "state" would know even less, IMHO.

Everyone has their own personal to deal with in life. There is no single solution for everyone. Socialism believes that one size fits all. I think that Romney's insurance plan stinks of socialist mentality. I don't care how he's arranged it. You are forced and you have no choice.

I don't want the government involve in managing healthcare. Aside from enforcing existing laws for criminal actions, they don't belong in any business. The government could achieve far more by implementing tort reform and reducing "liability lotto" for reckless medical lawsuits. Otherwise, healthcare will end up just like other "great American institutions" like the post office or educational system. Don't trust them, not one bit.

And it's the principle I object to. I'm not interested in "exploring the plan". I want it dismantled. Period.

This just doesn't sit well with me. Yeah, Hillary scares me worse, but we're discussing a realistic Presidential candidate here, not "the nightmare" of another Clinton regime.

I'm glad we have choices for our primaries. Romney has significant strong points. This however, I feel is his weakest. I like Fred Thompson, he's saying the right things, but may have similar weaknesses as I learn about him. I think Guiliani's got more issues than either of the above. But again, we'll boil all these guys down and find out the truth about all our alternatives, then pick the best one.

It's a process that's distinctly American. Choice...