Posted on 07/21/2009 5:01:07 PM PDT by GVnana
Romney on Obama's Push For Health Reform: Slow Down
Katie Connolly
In the last two weeks, political commentators have expressed doubts over President Obama's time frame for healthcare reform. Meanwhile, even some Democrat lawmakers appear to be getting cold feet. In response, Obama is relentlessly pitching his plan. He has spoken about healthcare on eight out of the last nine days, and he's scheduled to hold a town hall meeting on the topic this Thursday. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is one of the few politicians in the country with first hand experience of steering major health care reform through the legislative process. The reforms he enacted in Massachusetts have been critizied for being costly, but they've also managed to extend coverage to a significant number of uninsured people. By 2007, the proportion of uninsured people in Massachusetts was the lowest in the country.
I spoke to Romney about his experience with healthcare reform this morning. His cautionary words for Obama? Slow down. Here are some excerpts from our conversation:
What do you think needs to happen over the next couple of weeks if President Obama's deadline for healthcare reform is to be met?
I think the President ought to hit the reset button. I think it is critical that he have the participation, involvement, and support of people on both sides of the aisle, as well as people in various sectors of the health economy. If we are going to have a dramatic shift in the nature of so large a part of our economy then it needs to be something that has been thoroughly vetted and has received great support. Out of a desire to move very quickly, while his support is highest, he has skipped the critical steps ...
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.newsweek.com ...
I was dismayed to hear Ann Coulter state tonight she plans to support Romney 2012.
I saw that too. Here's video of it. I wish Hannity would've pushed for an explanation.
I do, too. Poor Hannity just cannot think fast on his feet... plus I think he likes Romney.
It's not really a matter of whether anyone would personally likes Romney, I'm sure many people do. What really matters is his big government policies and his support of more stupid marxist social engineering with a big "R" slapped on it.
Odd, he didn’t listen when conservatives told him to slow down with romneycare.
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