Posted on 03/17/2011 7:31:53 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
Mitt Romney’s supporters on Capitol Hill are giving him political cover for the healthcare plan he signed into law as governor, even as his competitors for the GOP presidential nomination ramp up their attacks on “RomneyCare.”
Romney’s healthcare reform initiative in Massachusetts is viewed as one of his biggest political liabilities going into the Republican primary, due to its similarities to President Obama’s healthcare overhaul.
But leading conservatives, including supporters of Romney during his 2008 presidential run, argue that the Massachusetts plan isn’t a deal-breaker.
“One of the reasons I endorsed Romney [in 2008] is his attempts to make private health insurance available at affordable prices,” said Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.), a GOP kingmaker.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
My fear is the same people who put McCain up there (again) will put Romney up there leading to an Obama win. It is almost like they have decided already and what the people say means nothing. I am sorely dissapionted in DeMint.
That's why I only was with DeMint in stating the desirability of lowering health care costs, not the socialism. You can be against socialism without descending to the "let them eat cake" track. Conservatism should not equal heartlessness. I'm for more Ronald Reagan and less Ayn Rand in conservative mindset.
If Sen DeMint doesn’t understand that government involvement in healthcare delivery restricts market forces, then he belongs nowhere near any leadership position in either the Senate or Executive office. Period.
DeMint ping
Government has been involved in health care delivery for almost half a century now. I don't see that fixing some of the problems they created to begin with is moving us any closer to full socialism than we already are. If we don't make an effort to lower the costs of health for all Americans, the other side will one day move in with real full socialized medicine and not this watered-down Obamacare variety.
Et Tu Jim?
If Hillary doesn’t run against Baraq in the Dem primaries, you’ll see Dems go big for Romney in open primary states.
They know a Romney nomination will incite a Tea Party challenger and a potential Baraq win with a Clintonian plurality.
Let the candidates declare, line up and let the chips fall where they may. I will vote for the last candidate standing providing that candidate wins fairly and isn’t “annointed”.
The only major difference that I can see is that Romneycare took place in a state rather than at the level of fedzilla.
This is another thread we won't see Pissant on. He is not having a good week. First Michele Bachmann not knowing her U.S. history and now this.
“Precious” keeps clearing the bases and the “wannabes” keep striking out.
I’ve got DeMint $100 event tickets for sale for $0.10 cents. Any takers?
Looks like RomneyCare was just the ticket for DeMint. He’s politically DOA.
All that’s left is the dead cat bounce.
Socialism is socialism.
HillaryCare led to attempts to come up with HillaryCare Light at the Heritage Foundation, which led directly to RomneyCare, which ultimately led to ObamaCare.
Same old story: Democrats propose to tear down the Washington Monument, and the Republicans respond with a plan to do it in three stages.
You couldn’t pay me enough to go.
I will go with a 3rd party. Tea or Libertarian. Whiglicans can keep him.
Thinking that you're dead on with that thought.
They intended the individual states to have great freedom when it came to exploring possible solutions to problems affecting them both individually and collectively.
Some Congress Critters have decided, without the support of most of America, that the lack of health care for everyone is a problem. I have no problem with that.
In at least two states, Massachusetts and Tennessee, they have attempted a centrally managed health care program that covers everyone. In both cases these programs haven't provided the promised level of care, at the promised costs, and have adversely impacted out sectors of the health care sector.
I take my hat off to those who have attempted something like this. I reward all others who link their support to these failed programs with a Bronx cheer.
Bottom line - we have had two failures of the same concept in two widely separated states. That should be enough to terminate any nation wide program. Anyone attempts to tell me that they have “solved” the problems with centralized health care is lying to me and wants more of my money for his personal use.
Enough said!
Yeah, very disappointing regarding DeMint. I thought the guy had half a clue. Guess I was wrong.
Tin maybe... ;^)
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