Republicans and ObamaCare

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 03-23-10 | The Wall Street Journal Editorial Staff

[GOP_Lady]

Democrats insisted on the most liberal bill they could pass.

In Washington, political defeats always produce finger-pointing, so the conventional wisdom has suddenly turned on a dime and decided that Republicans were wrong to have opposed ObamaCare. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was especially taken yesterday with blogger and Bush speechwriter David Frum's argument that if only Republicans had negotiated with Democrats, they could have somehow made the bill less awful than it is.

Mr. Frum now makes his living as the media's go-to basher of fellow Republicans, which is a stock Beltway role. But he's peddling bad revisionist history that would have been even worse politics. The truth is that Democrats never had any intention of working with Republicans, except to pick off two or three Senators and calling it "bipartisanship." This worked for Democrats on the stimulus, and they had hoped to do it again on health care.

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[SmokingJoe]

Is David Frum gay?
Sure sounds that way to me.
Never seen or heard him show the slightest sign that he ever had a pair in his life.

[Diogenesis]

THIS is what every helpless American patient now faces
because of Frum/Romney and Obama and the DNC. Thank you, all.

And a tip of the hat to Mitt Romney
for having invented the first of the abominations in the new OBAMACARE/ROMNEYCARE.
TAXes disguised as FEES. GO MITT GO. Very creative.

Benedict Willard Romney:
”What the Romney presidential campaign staffers have
ushered into the American political landscape is not good for our country;
in the words of an ancient maxim, “what starts twisted, ends twisted.”

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Frum: "I will support (Romney) without qualm."

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"Romney presidential campaign staffers…have been involved in spreading anti-Palin spin to reporters."

"Frum ... (Romney supporter called Gov. Palin’s) nomination a "huge mistake" October 13 (2008)"

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" 80 percent of Romney's former staff was absorbed by McCain
and these individuals were responsible for what amounts
to a premeditated, last-minute sabotage of Palin."

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"These staffers are now out trying to finish her off
….hoping it would ingratiate themselves with Mitt Romney."

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"the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
... was Nicolle Wallace's husband."

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"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"

[Diogenesis]

The article says, "Mr. Frum now makes his living as the media's go-to basher
of fellow Republicans, which is a stock Beltway role."

THAT is why RomneyBOTs so love Frum.
HE IS ANOTHER of ROMNEY's ATTACK-RomneyBOTs.

[SuziQ]

No, he’s not gay, he’s just a useful RINO idiot.

[GVnana]

The GOP's goal now should first be to remove some of the uglier parts of the bill in Senate reconciliation. Then they need to focus on taking back as many seats as possible this fall. Rather than publicly crowing that ObamaCare will deliver them the House—a hard task and a risky expectations game—they'd do better to concentrate on continuing to educate the public about what ObamaCare is going to do to insurance premiums, federal deficits, taxes and the quality of medical care.

Many Republicans are already calling for "repeal" of ObamaCare, and that's fine with us, though they should also be honest with voters about the prospects. The GOP can't repeal anything as long as Mr. Obama is President, even if they take back Congress in November. That will take two large electoral victories in a row. What they can do now is take credit for fighting on principle, hold Democrats accountable for their votes and the consequences, and pledge if elected in November to stop cold Mr. Obama's march to ever-larger government.

Agreed.