Count Mitt out. Yesterday he gave a spirited defense of Romney, er, Obamacare, and completely blew up the conservative blogsphere. Even over at the National Review who endorsed him in 2008.
“Mitt Romney just gave a more articulate defense of Obamacare than President Obama ever has. He continues to believe that the individual mandate is a good idea, despite the fact that the “free-rider” problem is a myth. His effort to make a distinction between Romneycare and Obamacare was not persuasive: If anything, he convincingly made the opposite case, that Romneycare and Obamacare are based on the same fundamental concept.
In recent months, Romney has claimed that Romneycare was a specific solution for the specific needs of Massachusetts. But in his remarks, he did not name one specific aspect of the Massachusetts health-care environment that is unique to that state. If there are no important differences between the Massachusetts health-care system and that of other states, why shouldn’t he believe that Romneycare should be the model for every other state?”
I never was sold on Romney. To me he was never anything better than a Rockefeller Republican, and in many ways a smooth talking RINO. Both of which we do not need in 2012. This was in essense Romney’s macaca moment.
He’s done.
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retire05
May 13th, 2011 at 11:37 am
1I held my nose when I voted for McCain. Not sure I could do that twice in a row by voting for Romney. Sorry, I don’t want Democrat Lite again, and personally, I am sick of the attitude that if a candidate lost the last time they think they are entitled to have the nomination this time. That includes Huckabee, who I have absolutely no use for.
I want new blood. Someone I can get really excited about who has not compromised conservative values so they can “go along to git along”.
But then, in our unfair primary system, by the time Texas holds the primaries, the candidates have already been chosen by other states.
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