Posted on 07/02/2012 10:47:53 AM PDT by Nachum
The Obama campaign has seized on remarks made by Romney adviser Eric "Etch-A-Sketch" Fehrnstrom this morning on MSNBC, to the effect that the individual mandate in Obamacare (and Romneycare) is not a tax. Fehrnstrom allowed Chuck Todd to push him off message--and re-ignited the fears that conservatives have long had about Romney's will and ability to fight. In response, conservatives--who had just coalesced around opposition to what many now call "Obamatax": Mitt, start fighting, or give up and let someone else do it.
Fehrnstrom's point--in defense of Romneycare--was that the Supreme Court was wrong to uphold Obamacare under the taxing power. The individual mandate was never intended to be a tax, Congress never called it a tax, and it wasn't a tax in Massachusetts, either. Fine--but now that Obama's lawyers went to court and called it a tax, and Chief Justice John Roberts called it a tax (and spare us the non-distinction between "tax" and the "taxing power") Obamacare is, undeniably, a massive tax on the middle class. Obama lied. It's that simple.
The GOP primary is over, and this is not a mistake that Fehrnstrom can merely shake away. It's going to be used--and already is being used--by the Obama campaign to save itself from the tax argument, and to label Romney as a liar (when that label belongs squarely on Obama, who campaigned against Hillary Clinton's individual mandate in 2008). Perhaps this is why Rupert Murdoch has been calling openly for Romney to "drop...old friends from [his] team and hire...some real pros," as he did on Twitter yesterday.
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He said the day the court decision he would repeal it.
Murdoch was apparently underwhelmed after meeting the Mittster.
Yes, because having Obama run unopposed is the bestest strategy. You betcha.
Willard needs to sign a pledge to nominate no more Roberts or Souters.
The ‘logic’ of Humblegunner...
300 million people in America and only Mitt Romney can run for President.
Has there ever been a day you applied rational thought to a post? Or one that didn’t make a snarky ‘implication’ about Palin?
Just wonderin’...
If I recall, he said repeal and replace. Not what I wanted to hear. I do not want it replaced.
The new and improved tax on life.
Romney: Use when lying and looting just aren’t quite enough to bring conservatives into the fold.
The new and improved tax on life.
Romney: Use when lying and looting just aren’t quite enough to bring conservatives into the fold.
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."
George Soros Wants Mitt Romney
His history indicates he would more likely nominate a Kagan.
Mitt won’t fight Obamatax, he won’t repeal it and he won’t quit since he believes he is fulfilling prophecy.
Mitt will just lie, say he will fight it (or repeal it) then break his promise if he gets elected.
That boy has been trained his whole life to lie to get what he wants.
I'd be pleased to see you point out a couple of other options.
Of the realistic variety, if you please. You know.. serious contenders, no fantasy football.
Got none? I thought not.
OK, now tell us who are the candidates, other than Obama or Romney, that have any chance of winning the presidential general election in November?
It's one thing to say you won't vote for Romney. It's another to pretend there is any other choice than Obama, Mitt, or a symbolic vote for a third-party candidate that will have absolutely no bearing on who wins.
I read another story on same topic in which he said he fully agreed with the entire Scalia response which included the Scalia opinion that it wasn’t a tax.
At the convention, if enough of the delegates simply abstain from voting during the first round (which it is COMPLETELY “legal” and ethical to do), That will deny romny the required delegates and therefore “open up” the convention. Romnys delegates are only required to vote for him (or abstain) during the first round. After that, they can vote for whomever they choose, it doesn’t even have to be one of the folks who ran in the primary.
The best strategy is to get a candidate that wasn’t the first to implement socialized health care, who also nominated liberal judges almost exclusively, who declared himself a “progressive”, etc... etc... etc...
Lets just nominate someone that ISNT a socialist so we can ALL get behind that guy/gal and beat the sh_t out of Zero...
What needs to be done is far too important to trust to romney or any other “progressive” republican. The sh_t the SC pulled justifies us rethinking who we are going to nominate.
And I said I’d win the Lottery.
Glory Be to God!!! The Conservatives are waking up and want to kick Romney to the curb and put someone else in his sted.....My answers are getting answered!!!!
Yeah, what HE said!
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