Republicans were for Health Care for all, before they were against it...

Jarod

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WASHINGTON — Republicans were for President Barack Obama's requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it.
The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that's been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted as an alternative to Bill and Hillary Clinton's failed health care overhaul in the 1990s. These days, Republicans call it government overreach.

Mitt Romney, weighing another run for the GOP presidential nomination, signed such a requirement into law at the state level as Massachusetts governor in 2006. At the time, Romney defended it as "a personal responsibility principle" and Massachusetts' newest GOP senator, Scott Brown, backed it. Romney now says Obama's plan is a federal takeover that bears little resemblance to what he did as governor and should be repealed.


This shows how disengenous the rage against health care really is.
 
Jarod said:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/o...ss_money_16350

WASHINGTON — Republicans were for President Barack Obama's requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it.
The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that's been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted as an alternative to Bill and Hillary Clinton's failed health care overhaul in the 1990s. These days, Republicans call it government overreach.

Mitt Romney, weighing another run for the GOP presidential nomination, signed such a requirement into law at the state level as Massachusetts governor in 2006. At the time, Romney defended it as "a personal responsibility principle" and Massachusetts' newest GOP senator, Scott Brown, backed it. Romney now says Obama's plan is a federal takeover that bears little resemblance to what he did as governor and should be repealed.


This shows how disengenous the rage against health care really is.
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2 moderate Repubs trying to get elected in arguably the most leftwing state is not a good reference for "Republicans being for mandatory healthcare insurance".
And I would bet that the only Repubs who supported such a plan in the 90's were desperate ones who hoped to get the Dem majority that was planning universal healthcare for all to meet them halfway. I doubt any supported it after the Repub revolution in 1994 and they got in and stopped it.
 
KingCondanomation said:
I don't want Romney or Palin or Huckabee and nor should any true fiscal Conservative. Ron Paul would be a dream but obviously not likely, but realistically Tim Pawlenty would be an acceptable choice.
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Republicans often choose the heir apperant... thats Romney.
 
Jarod said:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/o...ss_money_16350

WASHINGTON — Republicans were for President Barack Obama's requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it.
The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that's been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted as an alternative to Bill and Hillary Clinton's failed health care overhaul in the 1990s. These days, Republicans call it government overreach.

Mitt Romney, weighing another run for the GOP presidential nomination, signed such a requirement into law at the state level as Massachusetts governor in 2006. At the time, Romney defended it as "a personal responsibility principle" and Massachusetts' newest GOP senator, Scott Brown, backed it. Romney now says Obama's plan is a federal takeover that bears little resemblance to what he did as governor and should be repealed.


This shows how disengenous the rage against health care really is.
Click to expand...
The link doesn't take me to a story at all...
 
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