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[Ya-ta Boy]

On Monday he said: "America has just witnessed an unconscionable abuse of power. President Obama has betrayed his oath to the nation � rather than bringing us together, ushering in a new kind of politics, and rising above raw partisanship, he has succumbed to the lowest denominator of incumbent power: justifying the means by extolling the ends. He promised better; we deserved better...

"It will create a new entitlement even as the ones we already have are bankrupt. For these reasons and more, the act should be repealed. That campaign begins today."

Now compare that (from this link:)... http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0310/Romney_Unconscionable_abuse_of_power.html?showall

...with his defense of the Mass health care system which he negotiated and signed into law. From this article he wrote in April '06: Health Care for Everyone? We've found a way.

"I believe that we have. Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced. And we will need no new taxes, no employer mandate and no government takeover to make this happen...

"We needed far less than the $1 billion for the subsidies. One reason is that this population is healthier than we had imagined. Instead of single parents, most were young single males, educated and in good health. And again, because health insurance will now be affordable and subsidized, we insist that everyone purchase health insurance from one of our private insurance companies."

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008213

This (the whole article) explains why Obama thought there was a chance of finding a bipartisan solution.

Every potential Romney rival for the nomination will have a copy of this--written by Romney himself. Mitt is out of the running for '12.

[bacasper]

You will not find a better example of the wishywashiness of politicians.

[caniff]

He should be penalized one yacht.

(He might be right about the numbers, but he should still pay something for being a mealy-mouthed puke.)

[mises]

Ha. Caniff you're on a roll today.

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[mises]

Soju + PC Bang?

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[The Happy Warrior]

I don't think this is enough to defeat Romney. Its a logical inconsistency on his part, and perhaps a flip-flop at best. The election is, what, two and a half years away?

No, the significant effect of recent events is that the health bill strengthens Obama's promise of change. He's going to have something going into re-election. That's going to hurt any Republican opponent he may face.

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[Ya-ta Boy]

[The Happy Warrior]

Let Ambinder from the Atlantic pose my rebuttal:

[Fox]

I agree with the Happy Warrior. In a sane, rational world, the hypocrisy Mitt Romney has uttered on this issue would prevent him from winning a Republican primary election (and would in fact banish him from politics forever). In reality, where voters often have short memories, are notoriously focused on particular issues (which frequently change), and generally aren't all that put off by inconsistency, Romney remains a potential contender.

Many politicians, especially at the national level, have taken contradictory or hypocritical positions. The apathy and disinterest of the public ensures that it's not that big of an issue.

[mises]

http://secularright.org/wordpress/?p=4064

MR is a hypocrite. Aren't they all? This one example is bad though.

[Tiger Beer]