Thursday, September 1, 2011

"ROMNEYCARE" OFF THE TABLE FOR PERRY

The Boston Globe, no fan of Mitt Romney's, makes a convincing argument that Romney's healthcare plan in Massachusetts, thought to be a conservative lightening rod in 2012, is likely to be a non existent argument for Rick Perry for three major reasons:

1. Texas has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the nation with 25 % of the entire state having no health insurance. Massachusetts leads the nation at just 2 %

2. Perry is a champion of the 10th Amendment and federalism. In his book, " Fed UP", he writes
" If federalism is respected, the people of Massachusetts are free to try ( Romneycare ) while the rest of the nation sits back and watches to see if they have any success."

3. Perry's early support of HillaryCare in 1993. He said in his letter to Mrs Clinton, " I think your efforts in trying to reform the nation's healthcare system are most commendable." It was well known , at that time, that the proposed plan was constructed on federal mandates similar to those opposed by Mitt Romney today and recommended by Obama in his Obamacare legislation.

To these three " flags" I can add a fourth.

4. Perry's Executive MANDATED Gardisil vaccination was at HIS order, not the legislatures , which subsequently passed legislation killing the Governor's own plan. This was a PERSONAL mandate by Rick Perry

Finally, the Globe points out that GOP support for national healthcare reform has tripled in the last year from 8 % to 24 %.

Thus, the campaign will be almost totally fought in Romney's " wheelhouse", economics.....an academic discipline in which Texas A and M awarded Governor Perry an " F "

CraigS


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18 comments:

Ohio JOE said...

Well Craigs, I am glad that you are finally fighting Mr. Perry from the Right instead of the Left. You probably disagree with me, but your second strategy is better than your first.

craigs said...

Ah, OJ
I agree with you more than you think. It's just that historical " ageing" gives me a bigger basket of perspective to sort through....so many of my views are not as sharp edged as they used to be.....because I have seen so many failures.

CraigS

Right Wingnut said...

Craig,

What about the failures of moderate candidates, such as...Dole, HW Bush, and McCain? It cuts both ways.

As I mentioned the other day, LBJ had a 70% approval rating when he trounced Goldwater, so I'm not sure that is the race to continue to reflect on.

craigs said...

RW
I don't spend a lot of time " reflecting" on 1964. I do remember the enthusiasm I had and my friends had and the somewhat delusional frame of mind we were all in regarding November. From your perspective 47 years later...and mine as well,....we were naive, simplistic and excessively distanced from what turned out to be the moderate center of the political nation.
That analogy is my concern today. Far too many folks disdain reality today, opting instead for a parallel universe that they desire and are unlikely to achieve.


CraigS

Ohio JOE said...

"Far too many folks disdain reality today" True, you guys think we are out of touch with reality and we think the same of you. Perhaps we will find out who is right. Shhhhh, maybe will are both wrong.

Joe said...

This says it all - Vote RICK "PARRY" with an "A" for America
http://statesmansword.blogspot.com/

craigs said...

Joe
WOW. What a great and eye opening web site. You or Bosman or somebody who knows how to do it should copy the whole Statesman page on this blog.

To what I read, I should add that the legal firm representing CINTRA, the Spanish company trying to build Perry's TTC ( trans Texas Corridor ) is Bracewell and Guiliani.
Ring a bell folks? Like Evita... "And the money keeps rolling in from everywhere"

CraigS

Anonymous said...

good job CraigS. I agree with you and Boston Globe (something I never thought I would say) Perry has no credibility on the issue.

Lori*

Revolution 2012 said...

There are even more issues where Perry is more like Obama. Immigration for starts, Love of spending stimulus money for another, Take them off the table as well at for Perry if he were the nominee.

Anonymous said...

Good find, CraigS. I agree that Perry doesn't have much to stand on against Mitt. I also think Mitt can wipe the floor with Perry in a debate.

I followed the link to the blog. "Perry is all hat and no cattle!" That's a good line; entirely fits my brother's description of Perry as a "nothing." I hope the voters can be brought to see it.

Even if Perry were a stronger candidate than he actually is, being a governor from Texas actually weakens him seriously in the 2012 general election. Why can't the losers who support him see that?

AZ

Palinite said...

AZ,

Because we'd rather see Obama in there for 4 more years and Palin in 4. Than Romney in there for 8

Ohio JOE said...

And what makes you think Mr. Romney would get re-elected Pollman or whoever you troll is?

Right Wingnut said...

Craig,

Has a sitting president ever lost an election with a 70% approval rating? I haven't researched it, but I highly doubt it. Further, you have no evidence that a Scott Brown / Mitt Romney moderate would have done any better.

I'm surprised you supported Reagan with this line of thought. Reagan didn't exactly tow the moderate line.

"A Time For Choosing" speech.

Right Wingnut said...

Another thing...

Two years ago, we elected the most liberal member of the United States Senate, despit the fact that self identified conservatives outnumber liberals by a 2-1 margin. Don't tell me we can't elect a conservative.

craigs said...

RW
Im telling you a true believer cannot win the WH.The campaign will be in the center, not the fringes. The voters are split......28 percent GOP, 32 percent. Dem and. 39 percent Independents. However can capture the independents will win. Look at independents and Tea Partty positions. Even Kentucky is negative. Look at PPP S. Carolina today. Romney is up by 16 percent. W Independents

CraigS

Ohio JOE said...

"However can capture the independents will win." So you are suggesting that all Independents will vote for the Socialist candidate. That dog don't bark, never mind it hunt.

Anonymous said...

CraigS, you're argument is centered upon the notion that the "true believers" will run a hard right General campaign if they win the nomination. Unfortunately history has spoken differently of that falsehood as well. The only candidates that would run a hard right campaign are Paul, Santorum and Bachmann.

jerseyrepublican

Anonymous said...

OJ, I agree that there is no guarantee that Romney, or anyone else, for that matter, will be re-elected. Let us hope that whichever Republican we elect for President will have the courage to do what has got to be done to save our future, no matter the cost. It would be pretty awesome if they could be rewarded by being re-elected for a second term but I, for one, am not counting on it. I can't stop thinking about John Adams, our second President. He has been rated "near great" by historians because he sacrificed his own political future to keep our fledgling country out of war with Great Britain. He did not win another term, but still showed himself to care more about the country than himself. He was truly a great patriot, but he wasn't as great of a politician. I admire the former more than the latter.

AZ