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A Campaign Begins Today
NRO -- The Corner ^ | 03-22-10 | Mitt Romney

Posted on 03/22/2010 11:49:23 AM PDT by GOP_Lady

America has just witnessed an unconscionable abuse of power. President Obama has betrayed his oath to the nation — rather than bringing us together, ushering in a new kind of politics, and rising above raw partisanship, he has succumbed to the lowest denominator of incumbent power: justifying the means by extolling the ends. He promised better; we deserved better.

He calls his accomplishment “historic” — in this he is correct, although not for the reason he intends. Rather, it is an historic usurpation of the legislative process — he unleashed the nuclear option, enlisted not a single Republican vote in either chamber, bribed reluctant members of his own party, paid-off his union backers, scapegoated insurers, and justified his act with patently fraudulent accounting. What Barack Obama has ushered into the American political landscape is not good for our country; in the words of an ancient maxim, “what starts twisted, ends twisted.”

His health-care bill is unhealthy for America. It raises taxes, slashes the more private side of Medicare, installs price controls, and puts a new federal bureaucracy in charge of health care. It will create a new entitlement even as the ones we already have are bankrupt. For these reasons and more, the act should be repealed. That campaign begins today.


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To: MissH

‘I agree with your opinion as well - I think that the dem political machine will push for us to have exactly that - the weakest default nominee possible. ‘

Yep, as they did in 08, and too many of us were quite willing to help them. Like the GOP’s own Goober, Mikey Huckabee. Without his insane jihad against ‘da mormon’ we could have at least pinned Owe-Bama and Democrats down int eh debates on economic matters. Instead, we got McCain.

Which is why I would never, EVER consider supporting Huckabee for anything.


41 posted on 03/22/2010 1:49:10 PM PDT by Badeye (Still pretending Long Island is Manhattan, willie? (laughing))
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To: GOP_Lady
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42 posted on 03/22/2010 1:56:59 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.)
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To: GoCards

Me either...

Palin/Bachmann


43 posted on 03/22/2010 3:02:58 PM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: Tennessee Nana
There is a rumor that Romney is going to apologize for RomneyCARE, and to the Maucks, and for ...

Nahhhh. Never mind.

RESULTS – Feb. 2010 Early Freerepublic.com straw vote FOR GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
Governor Palin was the overwhelming choice of freepers who voted!

Palin - 102 votes - THE WINNER
None Of The Above - 12 votes
Barbour - 10 votes
Hunter - 8 votes
Demint - 7 votes
Pence - 3 votes
Ryan - 3 votes
Jindal - 2 votes
Jeb Bush - 2 votes
Liz Cheney - 2 votes
Mitch Daniels - 2 votes
Newt Gingrich - 2 votes
Thune, Gary Johnson, Joe Wilson, Scott Brown and rick Perry all got a vote.
No Votes for Mitt RomneyCARE or Ron Paul or Huckabee .... 0 votes (none, zed, nada, doughnut, oh-no) “


44 posted on 03/22/2010 4:21:22 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Badeye
>>Romney has catagorically (sic) stated Mass Care was a huge mistake.<<

No he hasn't. In fact, quite the opposite. He loves it and calls it his "greatest achievement"!

Romney Gives Mass. Health Reform An 'A'

"The portrait depicts the governor seated at the front edge of his desk wearing his trademark business suit. Beside him is a small framed photo of his wife, Ann, and ... [wait for it] ... a copy of the health care reform law he called his greatest achievement. [note to mittbots; since this was June, 2009, this means he claims credit and praises the disaster of a healthcare plan the MASS Dems produced]

45 posted on 03/24/2010 2:51:36 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Servant of the Cross

I’m nobody’s ‘bot’. You want to disagree, fine by me. But lose the juvenile bs.


46 posted on 03/25/2010 7:52:48 AM PDT by Badeye (Still pretending Long Island is Manhattan, willie? (laughing))
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To: Badeye
Point taken. Sorry you took offense at that. It was not directed at you personally. The 'juvenile bs' was just copied over from multiple posts since June, 2009. The number of FR posters who continued to disagree and defend, after this information using Mitt's own words was presented, astonished me. I added the brackets in response to those responses. I'll take it out if I post such information on new threads again. Thank you for pointing that out to me.
47 posted on 03/25/2010 8:23:38 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Thank you. And for the record, I ran a check via google, and so far you stand correct, I was wrong. Appreciate it.


48 posted on 03/25/2010 9:17:11 AM PDT by Badeye (Still pretending Long Island is Manhattan, willie? (laughing))
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To: GOP_Lady
Mitt Romney, if you really want to help, then SHUT UP!!!

Provide funds, work behind the scenes, whatever it takes. But you, sir, have absolutely no credibility on this issue, and by presuming to speak for the rest of us, you risk the whole lot of us as being labeled hypocrites. (A state of being I understand you're quite comfortable at accepting for yourself, however, most of the rest of us have standards.)

49 posted on 03/25/2010 9:21:05 AM PDT by kevkrom (De-fund Obamacare in 2011, repeal in 2013!)
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To: Badeye
Its interesting to note one of the largest, and oldest, internet political forums on the web appears oblivious to the fact Romney has catagorically stated Mass Care was a huge mistake.

Citation needed. Everything I've seen has been just the opposite, with Romney desperately trying to reconcile his MassCare "achievement" with his opposition to ObamaCare.

50 posted on 03/25/2010 9:22:42 AM PDT by kevkrom (De-fund Obamacare in 2011, repeal in 2013!)
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To: kevkrom

I would think that Mitt Romney would be the first person to go to regarding how to amend/handle this.


51 posted on 03/25/2010 10:19:17 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: kevkrom

see reply 48.


52 posted on 03/25/2010 10:19:45 AM PDT by Badeye (Still pretending Long Island is Manhattan, willie? (laughing))
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To: GOP_Lady
I would think that Mitt Romney would be the first person to go to regarding how to amend/handle this.

Why? He's in favor of this, as long as he gets the credit.

53 posted on 03/25/2010 10:21:49 AM PDT by kevkrom (De-fund Obamacare in 2011, repeal in 2013!)
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To: kevkrom

Simple. He knows what works and what doesn’t.


54 posted on 03/25/2010 10:30:32 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady
Simple. He knows what works and what doesn’t.

That doesn't do any good when he continues to promote the things that don't work.

If he steps forward and says that MassCare was a huge, huge mistake, and outlines all of the reasons why he should have opposed it (and yet still failed to do so), he might start regaining some credibility.

Until then, he needs to shut up if he has any intention of actually helping.

55 posted on 03/25/2010 10:45:48 AM PDT by kevkrom (De-fund Obamacare in 2011, repeal in 2013!)
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To: Badeye

I appreciate both your honesty and the good suggestion to edit my caption.


56 posted on 03/25/2010 11:07:23 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Too much anger out there to do otherwise, SC.

That said, I still think Romney, due to his experience as a CEO, is the best choice given what we face as a nation as it relates to the economy.

You can’t make changes in other policies if you are broke. And we are. We need a America Inc turn around. And fast.


57 posted on 03/25/2010 12:03:49 PM PDT by Badeye (Still pretending Long Island is Manhattan, willie? (laughing))
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To: Badeye

Do you realize how badly Romney harmed MA with Romneycare? How much, in contrast, Palin has boosted Alaska with the new pipeline?


58 posted on 04/14/2010 8:28:34 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

I realize Romney was dealing with a state legislature that was overwhelmingly liberal democrat in make up. I also realize it was a big mistake, and Romney’s continued defense of Masscare in the past week on O’Reilly was dumb as hell.

And yes, I understand the positives Palin in Alaska. Suport her fully.


59 posted on 04/15/2010 6:22:54 AM PDT by Badeye (Lets not screw up 2010 and 2012 the way we screwed up in 2008.)
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