[jessduntno]

"Both Romney and Gingrich have been outspoken and unapologetic supporters of the individual mandate."

Source, please? Because what I currently find is this;

Here is May 2011:

GINGRICH: I’ve said consistently we ought to have some requirement to either have health insurance or you post a bond or in some way you indicate you are going to be held accountable."

Now, let me ask you, if you won't post a bond, but simply sign a waiver holding the government blameless should you fail to pay your medical bills, if we insist that people acknowledge that they will be responsible for paying for something, is that a mandate? If so, I am for it, too.

Or do you prefer we continue a welfare state?

[Nervous Tick]

>> if we insist that people acknowledge that they will be responsible for paying for something, is that a mandate

Yes! And it’s SO unFAIR! It’s my RIGHT to have health care paid for with Other People’s Money. I need all of MINE to pay my X-Box payment and my flatscreen teevee payment and my car payment and my bar tab and...

If I get sick it’s YOUR problem. Isn’t that in the bill-o-rites somewhere?