Mitt Romney on the national debate over Obamacare

Townhall.com ^ | 08-10-09 | Hugh Huewitt

[GOP_Lady]

For your information.

[SoConPubbie]

Sorry, not interested.

Mitt is a man without standing concerning socialized Healthcare.

When he is honest about the fact that his version is Socialized Healthcare, then he will have standing.

[frogjerk]

Page 16 of the Bill in Congress shows how the Government will destroy private health insurance by attrition. If private health care insurers cannot change the terms, coverage or existing policies (or add new memebers) then it cannot survive.

Senator Claire McCaskill and the Libs don't get why we are so angry. WE ARE ANGRY BECAUSE YOU ARE TAKING OUR FREEDOM TO HEALTH CARE!!!

And another thing about the "myth" that McCaskell stated that there was no provision for money for abortion in the bill. If that is the case they why was an amendment to specifically prohibit money for abortion shot down twice in committee? And why is Planned Parenthood supporting this Health Care bill? They were there in force with signs at the bogus townhall by Obami today!

[SoConPubbie]

That’s a real problem, and having a lot of people without insurance is a problem. But we can get people insured, and we can take away the worry of people losing their coverage without having to have the government get into the insurance business, and ultimately move to a single-payer system.

Hypocrite!

Liar!

Minus the single-payer part, that's exactly what his RomneyCare did by forcing everyone to get insurance or pay a fine to the state.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Thanks for the post. I didnt realize MR had vetoed some parts of the healthcare bill and got overridden.

I was also under the impression from folks here that the Mass plan was a gov’t insurance plan. MR seemed to contradict that here, saying it is a PRIVATE insurance plan people buy.

[SoConPubbie]

His plan costs way too much, it’s a trillion dollar mistake, and he gets the government in the insurance business, and they should not be there.

Dissasembler!

The Massachussets government, by RomneyCare decree, by forcing citizens to get insurance or suffer a fine, is in the Insurance Business!

[SoConPubbie]

We just can’t have costs going up and up and up. And I think it’s one of the criticisms most people have of the Obama plan

That's also one of the main gripes about RomneyCare, the out-of-control ever spiralling upward costs.

[SoConPubbie]

Yeah, that’s the sad thing, and I know when I was running for president, I was criticized because I said look, in solving the issue of our health care problems, I’d like to let states have more flexibility, and use money we’re sending them in Medicaid, and then payments to care for the poor called dish payments. I’d like them to be able to use those funds as they see fit.

And yet you Mr. Romney, did not see to apply that same principle to your citizens, for whom the government exists and who in all reality you worked for, when you forced citizens to have insurance or face a large fine.

[GOP_Lady]

You’re welcome.

[Saundra Duffy]

“There’s some things about it I don’t like that actually I vetoed at the time that the bill was coming through. My veto was overridden.”

Not to mention the courts sticking their big noses into the mix. Mitt Romney is a good family man who does not deserve all the crap dumped on him here.

Thank you for posting this.

[definitelynotaliberal]

Obliging people to get insurance rather than spend $300-$400/month on coffees, drinks with friends, manicures, pedicures, facials and highlights means that they don’t show up at ERs claiming to be uninsured/indigent. It doesn’t mean that the MA gov’t. is in the insurance business.

[GOP_Lady]

You’re welcome, dear Saundra.

[SoConPubbie]

I haven’t heard a single Republican say that they’re in favor of the Barack Obama government insurance plan.

Mushy Moderate Language!

It's not the Barack Obama government Insurance plan, it's Socialized Medicine. Period!

Grow a backbone and a pair Mitt or get out of the debate!

[cranked]

RomneyCare.....all I need to know.

[SoConPubbie]

Sorry, but it amounts to the same thing when you force people to have insurance.

Oh, and BTW, it ain't constitutional.

Show me where in the Constitution, Massachusetts or U.S., where health care is mentioned as one of the powers granted to the Federal Government or the State government of Massachusetts.

[GOP_Lady]

Not having health insurance when one can, even at a young age, is not a wise decision. If one doesn’t have health insurance, they had better be able to cover the bills.

[FlyingEagle]

Mitt needs to go to man-of-few-words training.

[GOP Poet]

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[SoConPubbie]

Not having health insurance when one can, even at a young age, is not a wise decision. If one doesn’t have health insurance, they had better be able to cover the bills.

True, but forcing people to have it, and taking away their choice in the matter, is a soft tyranny.

It is definately not the action of a limited-government conservative acting from a constitutionally correct perspective.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*Slick Willard megabarf alert*