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Andrew McCarthy Explains Why Romneycare Hurts So Much

By Quin Hillyer on 1.14.12 @ 12:28PM

This is an absolutely superb explanation on both the politics and the substance of why Romneycare makes Mitt Romney a poor opponent for Barack Obama.

As McCarthy explains: "In 2008, Obamacare did not exist. In 2012, it vies with our astronomical national debt - to which it will prodigiously contribute - as the most crucial issue in the campaign. It is Obamacare's trespass against the private economy and individual liberty that transformed the Tea Party into a mass movement, perhaps the most dynamic one electoral politics has seen in decades. And of all the Republican candidates, Romney is the weakest, the most compromised, when it comes to taking that fight to the president."

Read the whole thing. It's compelling.

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Clint| 1.14.12 @ 12:37PM

Barky Obama & Mittens Romney Are The Crony Capitalism Twin Poster Boys.

" In its recent look at Romney's record with in 77 companies he worked with at Bain, the Wall Street Journal said that 22% of them filed for bankruptcy reorganization or closed up shop within eight years of the fund's initial investment. "

Romney Is A Job Gravedigger.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is In South Carolina.

Clint| 1.14.12 @ 12:41PM

Where's Mittens' Tax Returns ?

The Dog Ate Mittens' Tax Returns.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is In South Carolina.

R. Dittmar| 1.14.12 @ 5:35PM

"The Dog Ate Mittens' Tax Returns."

No, he didn't! Mitt keeps him strapped to the roof of his car!

Clint| 1.14.12 @ 6:58PM

Mittens Keeps Chris Christie Strapped To The Roof Of His Car.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 1.15.12 @ 4:34AM

Obamacare ensures the destruction of private insurance carriers. The private insurance carriers are still in business under Massachusetts health care. That's a significant difference.

Pete| 1.15.12 @ 12:58PM

Not to mention a guarantee that seniors CANT get medical help because of age.

darcy| 1.15.12 @ 7:28PM

Thank you for the link to A. McCarthy's article. On the road to despotism there is little difference between Romney and Obama, only the speed at which we descend.