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Remember when I argued that however much Mitt Romney may favor junking Obamacare, his health care record in Massachusetts — which he insists on standing by — will complicate either repealing or overturning the law? Well, on the very day the Obama administration paved the way for the Supreme Court to rule on Obamacare next year, Romney was reminding everybody about the Republican pedigree of the individual mandate.
Nevertheless, it seems to have hardened into conventional wisdom that health care is a non-problem for Romney. This is based on little more than Rick Perry’s dip and Romney’s recovery in the polls. Health care may not keep Romney from winning the nomination. Immigration, opposition to the Bush tax cuts, and numerous other sins didn’t sink John McCain in 2008. But the main reason Romney’s early frontrunner status has been jeopardized by a revolving door of conservative challengers, some of whom were virtually unknown on a national level before running against Romney, ought to be a sign that Mitt has problems.
To be sure, health care isn’t the only reason conservatives are uneasy with Romney. But anybody who thinks it is a total non-issue has either never talked to conservatives or is fooling himself.
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NotALibertarian| 9.30.11 @ 9:25AM
Why don't Jeff Flake and Darryl Issa understand this? Why did they endorse Romney? Why would Jim DeMint even consider it? The fact that these people can't seem to see that Romney is a liar (and a poor one at that) who just says whatever he needs to and is given a pass by members of the media because they prefer him is very discouraging.
Bob K.| 9.30.11 @ 10:55AM
Flake is endorsing him because they are both Mormons.
Issa is another question.
He is the wealthiest member of Congress. According to Wiki, for what it is worth, his mother was Mormon although he is Eastern Orthodox.
His history of encounters with the law over the years is very interesting and those who think that character is an important factor in judging politicians should review his wiki biography and then take another look at Romney from this perspective.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Issa
NotALibertarian| 9.30.11 @ 11:42AM
Thanks for the info.
I am assuming that one of the encounters to which you refer is the fire at the Steal Stopper Office in Cleveland. If you look at the source for this part of Issa's Wiki page, you will see that it comes entirely from a New Yorker article published last January. That is extremely poor sourcing for such a significant account.
I just felt I needed to point out that liberal journalists have been churning out hit pieces on Issa this past year to drag down his investigations of the Obama Admin. These libs have a track record of outright lying -- misstating crucial facts -- to bolster their smackdowns of Issa.
I don't know if there is anything to the Steal Stopper fire, but I do know that Wikipedia and The New Yorker are not very credible sources of information. You might notice, for instance, that the same journalist who probably couldn't even name the lady Teddy Kennedy killed at Chappaquiddack takes the time to mention that Issa left the scene of a fender bender.
Chuck| 9.30.11 @ 9:59AM
The GOP liberal establishment won't allow a bona fide conservative to win the nomination whoever that maybe. Romney in their eyes is best of the liberal lot so one by one the quacks will line up behind Romneycare Willard. Even Jim DeMint. Reagan won the 1980 nomination with his message and personality but liberal (Pro Roe v. Wade crowd) Republicans will never allow that to happen again. The nominees since Reagan prove my point.
9thID| 9.30.11 @ 11:23AM
RomneyCare will continue to be the albatross around Romney's neck throughout the primaries and campaign, should he get the nod. Doubling down on socialized healthcare mandates and forcing taxpayers to fund Abortions is a nonstarter with those of us who left the GOP, or stayed home over McCain. Man-caused global warming is another nail in Romney's coffin.
If Romney makes it down to the finals, his voting record of being pro-gay activism, pro-gun control, and pro-big government is going to keep conservatives away from the polls in droves. Romney will be McCain Redux and guarantee a 2nd term for Barry.
I watched several videos of Romney's debates for the Senate and Governor today and came away convinced he is a RINO on steroids! To those who say we should vote for anyone to get rid of Obama, I disagree. Romney is Obama in sheep's clothing, cannot be trusted to keep any of his promises, and doesn't have the mettle to take on the destruction caused by Barry...
Clint| 9.30.11 @ 1:18PM
"Mark Meckler, a co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, singled out Romney's Massachusetts health care plan as a primary reason why the national front-runner for the Republican nomination "clearly has difficulties" with members of the movement.
"He's attached to RomneyCare and has done a poor job of distancing himself from that," Meckler told reporters at a breakfast in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. "I think he probably squandered an incredible opportunity and was probably the best guy to say, ‘I tried this and it failed,' and he has not done a good job of that. So he has taken positions that are contrary to what the average Tea Partier would take -- positions on man-made global warming, positions on energy efficiency. So I think he's in real trouble with the Tea Party base."
The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.
Teflon93| 9.30.11 @ 2:56PM
You cannot trust Romney to lead the fight against ObamaCare.
But then, you cannot trust Romney.