Well, well, well, what have we here? Oh, it’s a video of a 2006 press conference after the passage of Romneycare in which Romney states the mandate in Romneycare — the stepfather of Obamacare — is not a tax, but rather a fee or an assessment on those who are “abusing the free care pool.”
Mmm-hmm.
Hunter Gathers
Won’t matter. The King of the Pansy Asses will say whatever his TeaBagger Overlords tell him to say. He’s running for office, for Pete’s sake!
MoeLarryAndJesus
Willard would ass-rape Michael Jackson’s corpse on live TV in order to win the presidency. I know that sounds a little harsh, but it’s also true.
kamalokitty
I don’t understand how he gets away from a well documented history of his support for what is essentially his policy. I take it back. Here’s how he gets away from it: he changes the subject. I suspect he won’t talk about Obama/Romney care at all. Dead issue. Move along. Talk about Holder/fast/furious/rogue Obama Administration-Not-To-Trust-the-Black-Dudes. Yeah!
robertdsc-iPhone 4
@kamalokitty:
I think Willard will run out of things to talk about given his history as governor.
Goddamned clown.
Citizen_X
Nothing. I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Steve Crickmore
Yes, I agree our man is slightly less disingeous than theirs. Still Obama sternly mocked Hillarycare, 2008 version, and her advocacy of individual mandates before he had to make a U turn and sell it with equal passion, as the lynchstone of Obamacare and furthermore, on the understanding, that it was absolutely not a tax! Everyone should be provided with whiplash collars, because our maleable politicians, feel they have to cater to a volatile electorate.
Villago Delenda Est
So, let’s see.
Rmoney refuses to acknowledge the nature of his career at Bain Capital.
He also denounces the one project of his sole elected political office that he used as a springboard to his two Presidential campaigns.
So, what record exactly is he running on? His record as a aficionado of warmbloods? His record as a bully at a boarding school? His
militarymissionary service in France in the late 60's, when other American men the same age were fighting, bleeding, and dying in the rice paddies of Vietnam?Brave Sir Mittens runs away, yet again. Bravely runs away away.
jc
This is one of the things that is just awesome about Romney being the GOP candidate. The guy can LITERALLY not speak the truth, in this case, because he is caught between Romney 2006, and Romney 2012.
Really, all you have to do, is to continue to use Romney 2006 quotes against Romney 2012. Again. And again. And again.
calliope jane
@kamalokitty: Heh. I watched Rachel Maddow tonight and she showed Romney’s official portrait as governor. Since the two biggest things during his tenure were (1) gay marriage and (2) “Romneycare,” he included a picture of his wife (he’s not gay married!) and oh, look at that on the desk — the healthcare bill. Such fail.
Citizen_X
@Steve Crickmore: Did Obama ever deny that he changed his mind? Damn sure that Romney has never admitted that he has.
Watch it with that “we” shit, pal.
Keith
Rubio’s giving squaring the circle an honest try, though. Now, instead of Romney’s plan being OK/Obama’s not OK due to federal-level mandate being unconstitutional, it’s due to with Romneycare, if you didn’t like it, you could just move out of state! Romney et al’s inability to just own up to the system being OK has them contorting into all kinds of funny shapes.
AA+ Bonds
It is still dumb as hell that we are paying poor exploited people money so they can pay it to a protection racket
Private health insurers should be seized under RICO
AA+ Bonds
Perhaps we could bring that joke back, where “mandate” is parsed into “man date”, so that it is a “gay thing”
That might dull the pain, for a second or two
Yutsano
@AA+ Bonds:
How bout we don’t. Lawd. Japan must drive you apeshit.
Cacti
One of the debates should be Romney debating himself and all of his previous positions before he shook Etch-a-Sketch.
Marcellus Shale, Public Dick
fleet foxes, helplessness blues
bnmng
It’s not a tax if it’s done by a state. Duh.
Valdivia
@bnmng:
does this mean I don’t have to pay state taxes. ever? because they can’t stick the IRS on me?
Judas Escargot, Acerbic Prophet of the Mighty Potato God
@jc:
Not to mention Romney 1994, Romney 2002 and Romney 2008.
Someone with video-skillz should splice together a Presidential debate with all the different Romneys arguing with each other.
Priceless that would be.
Marie
@Judas Escargot, Acerbic Prophet of the Mighty Potato God: That is such an incredibly terrific idea. Find someone. Someone find this idea!