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Romney's Transition Leader Favors Implementing Obamacare
Ricochet ^ | June 3, 2012 | Ben Domenech

Posted on 06/04/2012 6:47:29 AM PDT by C19fan

One of the few Republicans in the country who's been tirelessly pushing for the implementation of Obamacare at the state level has been tapped to head Mitt Romney's transition team, should he become president.

Former HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt, and his consulting group Leavitt Partners, are the primary advocates within Republican circles for implementation of Obamacare's exchanges. It just so happens that his consultancy is one of the major beneficiaries of the taxpayer funded gold mine of hundreds of millions of dollars in exchange implementation grants.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gop; healthcare; obamacare; romney; romney4obamacare; romney4romney; romney4romneycare; romneycare; romneycare4ever; romneycare4u; romneycarelives; socializedmedicine
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To: CharacterCounts; All
Romney wants to repeal and replace. That promise is from his own campaign site.

So, he apparently wants to replace ObamaCare...with something not much different from it? 'Cause that's what this move is suggesting.

Remember people, the general rule with ANY politician should be "Look at what they do, not what they say."

61 posted on 06/04/2012 10:22:33 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (not voting for the lesser of two evils)
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To: Lady Lucky
We may have to buy I-told-you-so’s in bulk.

Well, it's really they're own fault for willingly choosing to believe six-month old verbiage on a campaign website over and against almost two decades of his actual record.

62 posted on 06/04/2012 10:30:02 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (not voting for the lesser of two evils)
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To: C19fan

Sometimes I think the union is not worth saving the compromises we have to make just for president often remind me of that.

Mitt is not helping himself here.


63 posted on 06/04/2012 10:31:59 AM PDT by Monorprise
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To: Springfield Reformer
A vote of conscience is hardly symbolism. Its just the right thing to do. Sometimes life presents hard choices. Character is doing the right thing even when you know the immediate consequences will not be pleasant.

In WWII we teamed up with the Soviet Union--pretty close to the devil himself--to defeat an enemy that actually was the devil himself: Hitler and the NAZIs.

People of "conscience" did argue at the time that teaming up with the Soviet Union would only ensure that the Communist would be a major problem we'd have to deal with for decades.

Of course, the alternative would have been to allow Hitler and the NAZIs to dominate central Europe and be a problem we'd have to deal with for decades. But, would that really have been a choice of conscience?

Where are we today? The choice is between allow the RINOs back into power (meaning they will certainly be a problem for a long time) or allowing Obama and the radical left to remain in power, thus allowing them to seal their changes to American society for decades.

Which is the choice of conscience?

You've got to make make decisions based on how the world actually is right now--not on how you'd like it to be.

In WWII we had to make a distasteful choice (team up with the Soviets) to prevent an even worse outcome (a victory by the NAZIs).

What's our choice today? Team up with a RINO (distasteful, to put it mildly), or allow Obama to win reelection (a long term disaster for our country by any measure).

This is where we stand (right now, at this moment). We're down to two choices and we've got to choose between one or the other.

In elections past I might have agreed with you, but there is much more at stake in this election than any in decades. I don't think I'm overstating the importance of this election by comparing it to WWII. In my opinion, the results of this election will shape the future just as much as WWII did.

64 posted on 06/04/2012 10:40:06 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Don't mistake my vote for Romney as a vote FOR Romney, it's a vote against Obama.)
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To: MrEdd

blah, blah, blah.


65 posted on 06/04/2012 10:53:14 AM PDT by altura
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To: cripplecreek

It’s spelled “Fremen”.
/The Spice Must Flow!


66 posted on 06/04/2012 11:09:04 AM PDT by DrGunsforHands
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To: MrEdd

I did not call you an effete Obamabot troll. Although after you define me as lazy and clueless that description has a certain ring. I stand by my position. Like it or not in the real world, in this election cycle, there are two candidates for president who have any chance of being elected. We must first remove the communist from the white house before we start working on what to do with our American Candidate. I don’t even have to like his policies to know that I am much less concerned with someone who will work for America rather than against it.


67 posted on 06/04/2012 11:09:18 AM PDT by Steamburg (The contents of your wallet is the only language Politicians understand.)
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To: cripplecreek

There are no rationalizations or excuses to make. We didn’t have the clout to choose a conservative candidate. We lost this round. Today we have what we have. We can sit around and pout or we can make the best of this situation and start planning our next move. At least with Romney, we will probably still have another election in which to fight otherwise we “Freedmen” may well be a part of history.


68 posted on 06/04/2012 11:14:47 AM PDT by Steamburg (The contents of your wallet is the only language Politicians understand.)
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To: altura

He flat out admitted he thinks Romney is worse than Obama. Attempting to debate “conservatives” with that opinion is impossible. I wish more ABR’s that believe that would put their crazy cards on the table. Then we could move on.


69 posted on 06/04/2012 11:19:16 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: Steamburg

Clout my ass. Chicago machine tactics like changing the rules after the vote. Romney is bottom feeding scum and will lose because of it.


70 posted on 06/04/2012 11:37:14 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: MrEdd
Freepers who vote for Romney if he is on the ballot in November are for Romney/Obamacare.

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's False Dichotomy-man!

71 posted on 06/04/2012 1:26:54 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: C19fan

Is this a f**king JOKE? After the misogynistic fag that Mittens hired and then fired as Iran policy spokesperson, and now the pork-slurping RINO Levitt? WTF? Is this what we can expect from his appointments as Prez?


72 posted on 06/04/2012 1:30:34 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Cyber Liberty
Romney the Conservative-Backstabber is far worse for
America than Obama WHO HAS BEEN EXPOSED.

Mr. RomneyCARE will deliver the exact same thing
while lying out all three sides of his mouth.


73 posted on 06/04/2012 1:35:09 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: lodi90

The only thing to do is ignore these people and discuss matters with other sane people on the forum.

That’s what I’m going to do in the future.

I’ve messed with them long enough. It’s useless.


74 posted on 06/04/2012 1:43:25 PM PDT by altura
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To: C19fan

It’s not just that he backs Obamacare, it is that he is a blatant crony capitalist at the trough of Obamacare.

Having a crony capitalist head your transition into power says a lot about how you’re going to use that power.

(And yes, sigh, I’ll still vote for Romney over Obama.)


75 posted on 06/04/2012 1:43:28 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: altura

It is time for CONSERVATIVES in FR and elsewhere
to IGNORE YOUR RomneyBOT attacks, insults,
ad hominems, etc.

The fact is: YOU ARE UNABLE TO DEFEND YOUR MISERABLE
CHEATING BACKSTABBER WHO CREATED OBAMACARE/ROMNEYCARE.


76 posted on 06/04/2012 1:45:54 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Steamburg
We have a candidate, like him or not.
NOT.

He needs to focus all his attention on dislodging the Communist from the White House.
Appointing Former HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt doesn't look like he will do it. Just recycling the Washington insiders.

77 posted on 06/04/2012 1:52:19 PM PDT by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: Diogenesis; altura

Let’s face it - if altura actually had sound arguments, he could make them.

Yet, he doesn’t, which leads to the obvious conclusion.


78 posted on 06/04/2012 1:56:52 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (not voting for the lesser of two evils)
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To: Oatka
There is a REASON why the DNC (and DNC plants here) love Mr. ROmneyCARE.


“35 Romney endorsers received contributions first”




Mitt Romney wins much coveted Jimmy Carter endorsement

Gore Praises Romney's 'Climate Protection Plan'

Carville(D):
"It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing.
Romney is an ascendant guy
."

Sen. John Kerry (D) to Don Imus on RomneyCARE:
"I like this health care bill".

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) on RomneyCARE:
"To come up with a bipartisan plan in this polarized environment is commendable."


79 posted on 06/04/2012 1:59:50 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Diogenesis

You talked me into it. I’m not voting for Preezy.


80 posted on 06/04/2012 2:36:27 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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