I Heart Romneycare
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Res Judicata: Defending Romneycare
The Massachusetts health care law signed in 2006 by Governor Romney has three main parts: 1. It requires all citizens to buy a state-approved health insurance plan, 2. It provides subsidies to certain low-income people to pay for insurance, 3. It requires employers to provide health …
Worry About Costs, Not Mandates
Revelatory Headline : "White House used Mitt Romney health-care law as blueprint for federal law." I am no fan of Obamacare. The notion that a top down system will control costs flies in the face of the fact that virtually every advanced country on earth that has a top-down scheme to manage its …
The Romney We Need
Mitt Romney arrived loaded for bear this evening, pointing out, for example, that Rick Perry's Texas created jobs at barely 1/3 the rate of Anne Richards' Texas. On Social Security, Romney battered Rick Perry's call to have a debate about Social Security ... some time in the far, far future, in …
The Right's Coming Romneycare Defense
If Romney prevails in the GOP primary, give Hugh Hewitt credit for articulating the rationalization that will allow talk radio to swing back into line behind his campaign. Here's an interesting exchange: NRO's Kathryn Lopez and radio host Hugh Hewitt walking back from their ardent support for …Romney: No Apologies For Romneycare
In a speech Thursday, Mitt Romney defended his Massachusetts health care plan and argued that it didn't resemble the President's health reforms. Here is a link to Romney's power point slide. Here is where he defends the mandate: For some, Romney's ability to defend the …
Journal's Romneycare Attack Misses the Mark
Today's Wall Street Journal savagely criticizes Mitt Romney's health care record. But their argument isn't very convincing. Today's Wall Street Journal savagely criticizes Mitt Romney's health care record. Let's try to reverse-engineer the editorial to see what the editors believe …Romney Can't Keep Running From Romneycare
Mitt Romney's Presidential announcement video doesn't mention his Massachusetts healthcare plan, but he can't keep avoiding it. Mitt Romney's announcement video leads with jobs. Good. It cites Romney's real world business experience. Good. It treats his healthcare plan as an embarrassing …Romney's Healthcare Talking Points Still Need Work
Romney has developed a set of answers when he is asked about his Massachusetts healthcare plan, but they still need some work. At the RJC annual meeting in Las Vegas, Mitt Romney delivered the big speech on Saturday. He did a good job too, talking about issues from employment to Israel - …Ryan Won't Defend Romney's Healthcare Law
Ryan Won't Defend Romney's Healthcare Law The Weekly Standard reports : This morning at a breakfast meeting sponsored by the American Spectator , Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan talked about what he's looking for in a Republican presidential candidate, reiterated he won't seek …