So you are saying the Massachusetts legislature over rode Romney's healthcare veto?
If they did, I am a liar and an effing troll.
If they did not, well one of us is a liar and an effing troll either way.
The record shows just which one of us that is.
Most of the bad parts, yes.
If they did, I am a liar and an effing troll.
If they did not, well one of us is a liar and an effing troll either way.
The record shows just which one of us that is.
Credit Hog - Mitt Romney got more props than he deserved for health-care reform.
Romney's relatively stingy plan had little chance of becoming law. But it was an admission that, if the ballot initiative were to be headed off and the federal waiver preserved, something would have to be done. And on some level, Romney held surprisingly few cards, given the state's veto-proof House and Senate Democratic majorities.Mass. Gov. Romney Signs Health Insurance Bill; Vetoes Assessment on Employers Not Providing Coverage
Other VetoesWith faint praise from Ezra Klein of Journolista fame, the situation was worse than I remembered. There are many reasons to vote against Romney, that MA healthcare law, with multiple sections vetoed by Romney because of a line item veto in MA, is one of the weakest. You're entitled to have your own opinions. You can't have your own facts.
The governor vetoed several other provisions, but the "vetoes promise to be more symbolic than meaningful," as the Legislature "passed the bill overwhelmingly" and is expected to override Romney's vetoes, according to the Boston Globe (Helman/Kowalczyk, Boston Globe, 4/13).
Why is Romney bragging about it? How can he disown his past? Why are some pubbies saying that there are parts of Obamacare that they want to keep? Romney was given a lemon, so the opportunistic politician made lemonade.