Following a longstanding A Healthy Blog convention, we tag posts dealing with former Governor Romney’s spin cycle attempts to deal with the Massachusetts reform law under the health care humor category; besides, this gave me a good laugh.
Timothy Noah of Slate posted a quiz yesterday that juxtaposes a number of Obama and Romney statements on health reform. But the statements are, as we say in health research, de-identified. The challenge is to identify who said which. This is harder than it looks.
While we’re on the subject of Republicans, this video nicely sums up their approach to health reform:
PS: Want to do something quick and easy for national reform: Sign the online petition.
-Brian Rosman
If Mitt’s a flip flopper, he’s not alone. Mr. Hussein Obama, during the campaign, was opposed to the mandate. He even called out Hillary Clinton, yelling: “I do not support an individual mandate. My opponent, however, supports a mandate”.
I guess this is another instance of being “open to change”
Oh and one more thing HCFA: Do you libs really think that those of us forced to buy insurance will not make runs to the doctors on a weekly basis, just to “get our money’s worth”? You would be wrong if you thought that way.
If I have “Quality, affordable, health care” shoved down my throat, I promise you, I’ll visit my doctor as often as I can, leaving you unable to make an appointment. Where will you be then?
Define affordable. I work two jobs. Neither of them provides insurance. I am very healthy, with two visits to a doctor over the past thirty five years for other than an annual checkup.And I paid cash EVERY time, so your claim about uninsureds making ER visits is plain bunk.
I’m 54 by the way.
I am able to pay my bills easily. However, If I were forced to buy health insurance, I would have financial difficulty. There is NO WAY I’ll be forced out of my home so that the chronically sick will have their health care subsidized by a healthy person like me!
May I have a comment from HCFA as to whether you libs would support fines for the obese (Who do more than their fair share in contributing to the health “crisis”)?
Most right-wing critics question the federal government’s ability to mandate coverage. Start with this analysis for the clear explanation of why the federal government can impose a requirement to buy insurance if coverage is affordable.
At the state level, a case was filed challenging the statute. The plaintiff’s case was dismissed by the court, as was the appeal.
Brian ,
It looks like Willard’s non-answer is just like yours.
Let’s try it again…
Where in the Constitution have the people delegated power for the alleged Massachusetts mandate to get insurance?
As Governor, Mitt Romney played a key role in supporting comprehensive reform in Massachusetts. He was genuinely committed to expanding coverage. While we did not agree on every detail, we think Romney deserves substantial credit for much of the success of chapter 58.
Since becoming a figure on the national Republican stage, however, Romney has become more and more farcical. This is just the latest: Mitt Romney Refuses To Say If The Foundation Of The Massachusetts Health System Is Constitutional.
– Brian Rosman
So why the beef with Romney? He gave you what you libs wanted: Socialized health care. He even went as far as offering the absurd comparison that health insurance is akin to car insurance. (Never mind that one can opt out of car insurance by not driving).
There’s no pleasing you HCFA people is there?