Tag Archives: Romneycare

Romney Was Against the ER Before He Was For It

Posted on September 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

During his interview with 60 minutes last night, Mitt Romney implied that it’s not the responsibility of government to insure the tens of millions of Americans who do not have health insurance because those people can just go to the … Continue reading →

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Obstruction

Posted on September 9, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Monte Wolverton In other news, Mitt Romney is now kinda sorta running on some aspects of Obamcare/Romneycare. Maybe. It’s important to keep in mind that this isn’t the first time someone on Team Romney has offered faint praise … Continue reading →

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The Policy That Shall Not Be Named

Posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

One of the hazards of campaigning against policy that your presidential nominee created is that you may occasionally remind your constituents that he created it. If only by accident. TAMPA — All credentialed media checking into the Republican National Convention … Continue reading →

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Make Up Your Mind GOP Part 3

Posted on July 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Following nearly a week of incoherent and contradictory statements, the Republicans may have finally come to an agreement on whether or the individual mandate is a penalty or a tax. Or rather, Mitt Romney may have finally agreed to agree … Continue reading →

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Make Up Your Mind GOP Part 2

Posted on July 3, 2012 at 2:45 pm by JM Ashby

As we established yesterday, the Republicans are presenting conflicting messages on whether or not the individual mandate is a penalty or a tax. The Obama campaign and the Romney campaign are in agreement that it’s a penalty, but congressional and … Continue reading →

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Make Up Your Mind GOP

Posted on July 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Is the individual mandate a tax or a penalty? According to the Mitt Romney of 2008 the Obama campaign, it’s a penalty for free-loaders who can afford to buy health insurance but choose not to. According to the Republicans, it’s … Continue reading →

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Jekyll and Hide

Posted on June 30, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, President Obama has threatened to veto the House Republican’s 2013 Financial Services bill because it under-funds the SEC by $245 million.

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Romneycare Has Been Upheld!

Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

And Cauliflower is white! Thank you Stephen Colbert.

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Keep Talking Rick Santorum

Posted on March 26, 2012 at 4:55 pm by JM Ashby

Rick Santorum used the media-frenzy surrounding today’s hearings on the constitutionality of the individual mandate to make a very pointed jab at Mitt Romney, and I for one am very amused by this. Rick Santorum used the first day of … Continue reading →

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We Have A Winner

Posted on March 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Kirk Walters In other news, Romney has a new Romneycare problem. In 2009 he wrote an Op-Ed for USA Today, which is no longer available, supporting a federal individual mandate for health insurance. Whoops! “Using tax penalties, as … Continue reading →

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