Fred comes out swinging, Romney swings back

My Man Mitt ^ | Nov 15 2007 | by Justin Hart

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[Neu Pragmatist]

It’s going to get much tougher for Mitt the panderer .

[kevkrom]

The other big charge, that Romney happily included a low-cost abortion option in the plan. False. The law of Massachusetts REQUIRES that medical care fund abortions.

Nice spin, but the plan includes a $50 copay for all abortions, not just "medically necessary" ones.

[Jim Robinson]

RINOs install a big government socialist program then blame the Democrats for doing what Democrats do? Romney is an idiot.

[traditional1]

I don't care WHAT the socialized health care Romney-Plan provides; it's nowhere in the U.S. Constitution that the Gubmint is supposed to provide insurance coverage by taking from one citizen, and handing it over to another.

Socialized Medicine has NEVER improved healthcare systems anywhere in the world to a point they even can compare to our current quality available.

I'll decide what I consider for myself and my family, NOT depend on the whims of politicians, nor do I want to pay for others coverage for high-risk lifestyles, lack of responsibility, and dependence on a Nanny-State for their benefits.

Wealth-redistribution by ANY name is socialism, and I don't support any of it whatsoever.

[kevkrom]

"Given these limitations, Governor Romney deserves credit for proposing (and to a lesser extent, enacting) a plan that encourages individually-owned health insurance and circumvents some of the inequities carved into the federal tax code." (The Club For Growth, "Mitt Romney's Record On Economic Issues," Press Release, 8/21/07)

Of course, the same release also says:

To be sure, the Massachusetts plan's individual mandate to purchase healthcare insurance rankles libertarian instincts and necessitates a government-defined standard for compliance-and Romney should be taken to task for this.

[eastsider]

The other big charge, that Romney happily included a low-cost abortion option in the plan. False. The law of Massachusetts REQUIRES that medical care fund abortions. If you want to blame someone, blame the Supreme Court of Mass.:

'They made me do it!'

Pathetic.

[kevkrom]

"The law appears to be working. As of Nov. 1, the date for the most recent statistics, more than 200,000 formerly uninsured people had gotten insurance, roughly half of the state's target." (Glen Johnson, "Rivals Chide Romney On Health Care Plan," The Associated Press, 11/15/07)

Followed immediately by:

Nonetheless, Romney has distanced himself from the mandate.

The national health insurance provisions he unveiled earlier this year specifically avoid a mandate. Romney has said he would leave it up to the states to devise their own plans. He later criticized Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton for including a mandate in her health care proposal.

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[Jim Robinson]

Romney is a big government socialist.

[Madame Dufarge]

Yup.

[Resolute Conservative]

Careful you’ll get everyone from queers, hos ( men and women ), reckless drivers, bungee jumpers, and smokers on your case.

[rhinohunter]

By 2006, Mitt was well into Presidential campaign mode, so anything he did at this late date would not be indicative of the real Romney. You’d probably have to go back to 2002 and earlier to get a sense of the true Mitt.

[kevkrom]

Romney is a big government socialist.

No argument here.

My biggest concern over the unlikely prospect of "President Romney" is that he'll be elected on the promise of "doing something" about health care, and wind up giving in to what the Democrat-controlled House and Senate (because I also see Romney as having zero "coat tails") gives him.

[Servant of the Cross]

[eastsider]

There was a time when Romney was my choice for VP. Thanks to his latest passing-of-the-buck, that time is gone for good.

[trisham]

Lovely. Still waiting for your response to post #5.

[George W. Bush]

If the blog is accurate, looks like Mitt deflects Fred's campaign manager's criticisms pretty well.

I do recall a few missteps earlier from Team Mitt though. How about the Rodent Hunter? How about a few barbs at Hillary for doing exactly what Mitt had done in office?

I don't know if any of this makes the news or not. It's inter-campaign sniping. Maybe we'll see reporting if it's a slow news day.

[Spiff]

Thanks for posting this. I really wish the Romney campaign would also address the other blatant lies that the Thompson campaign is telling, blaming Romney for something that a private citizen said.