1 Thirst?

2 I'm not sure Romney read this article... He's planning a speech for Thursday addressing health care and will apparently be pitching a version of his 2008 plan as an ObamaCare alternative.

With any luck, this will chase him out of the race once and for all due to terminal stupidity.

3 You are clearly wrong, you silly Ace person. Romneycare is fine, and no millstone around the neck of a great man like Mitt. Why? Because Romneycare is constitutional and Obamacare is not. See how easy that was? Your "statistics" are irrelevant. Mitt needs no other defense. That's all you need to know. Trust me. I'm a constitutional scholar, I have a really cool radio show and a sense of humor that outshines Will Rogers.

4

Andy--New scourge of Ace of Spades.

Where's my buddy Drew M.?  Is he all in for Mitch? Christie?

Agree with Andy.  Mitt does not get my support for 2012.

5 By the way, stop pretending you're Ace, you Andy person. Have you bought a mortgage from my Mortgage Minute Guy yet? He's super awesome, like Mitt.

6

I'm not sure Romney read this article... He's planning a speech for Thursday addressing health care and will apparently be pitching a version of his 2008 plan as an ObamaCare alternative.

With any luck, this will chase him out of the race once and for all due to terminal stupidity.

I've little doubt that his Thurs speech will be intended as damage control.  He has political advisors; I can't imagine that they'd hand him a speech that hurts him even more.

Voters are fickle.  With the right hair, presentation and catchphrases they'll forgive and forget past transgressions.  We saw it in 2008, I'm not certain that we couldn't see it again in 2012.

7 And don't forget the hair. Mitt's hair is almost as cool as mine.

8 Yeah, but is it "fair"?

9 (RomneyCare, not Hugh Heweitt's hair.)

10 But he is skipping SC because we hate Mormons.

11 He has political advisors; I can't imagine that they'd hand him a speech that hurts him even more.

The problem is that I think he and his advisers are looking at things in terms of shaping a narrative for the general election to pull in "moderates", NOT being able to make it through the primaries to begin with.

12 Andy--New scourge of Ace of Spades.

Sweet!

* Clears space on mantel between Nobel Peace Prize and "Everybody Gets a Trophy" Little League trophy *

I actually supported Mitt early on in the '08 cycle because of his business background, and I wasn't too worried about RomneyCare given the realities of the Massachusetts legislature's ability to override his veto if he had done so.

But his steadfast refusal to unhitch his wagon from this POS makes it very different this go-round.

13 For a guy whose position on issues so often "matures" (ahem), you would think Mittsy could disavow Romneycare with nary a hitch. It's just weird, his refusal to call a disaster a disaster.

14

Headline: Northwestern University Cancels Class That Included a Live Sex Act Using a Chainsaw Dildo.

 

Dang, I needed that one to complete my Anthropology major.

15 14

Headline: Northwestern University Cancels Class That Included a Live Sex Act Using a Chainsaw Dildo.

Dang, I needed that one to complete my Anthropology major.

It's still available as an independent study course, though the fees for that are significantly higher than a regular class.

16 Anybody else have trouble getting into the comments? Very frustrating, I had to actually do work.

17 Nominating Mitt Romneycare will almost certainly cause a conservative party to break away from the GOP.  So his candidacy has that going for it, if nothing else.

18 13 For a guy whose position on issues so often "matures" (ahem), you would think Mittsy could disavow Romneycare with nary a hitch. It's just weird, his refusal to call a disaster a disaster.Posted by: George Orwell at May 10, 2011 12:02 PM (AZGON)

Its strange if you assume that the GOP brass shares your goal of complete repeal of Ocare. If you assume instead that they intend to "fix" it, not repeal it, it makes perfect sense. Don't forget, many GOP elites--not just Mitt--have bought into national healthcare. See for example, Charles Krauthammer, alleged conservative, who has called it a "moral imperative." Romney is their candidate.

19

Romney challenges Kennedy for Senate seat, runs as conservative, loses.

Romney runs for Governor, runs as moderate, wins.

Romney runs for President, runs as ummm....more conservative than John McCain, loses.

Romney runs for President, runs as ______________, ______________.

Romney will run as a moderate. He is shameless, and this is what he past experience has taught him 'works'.

20 Average wait time for a routine checkup with an internist: 48 days
No wait here! Come on down! We are having a special on twins this month. 2 for the price of 1!*

_{*Triplets and higher are extra.}

21 Honestly the constitutional vs. unconstitutional argument is a real loser, except in the narrow sense of "Let's hope we can kill it in the courts because it's unconstitutional." If you think socialized medicine is a very, very bad idea, it's not because of a clerical technicality in the Articles of the COTUS. If you don't want socialized medicine from DC, you probably don't want it from Sacramento or Albany either. If someone thinks it is a good idea, telling him that the main objection to it is the current meaning of our law of the land, then his answer is to change the law of the land; that is what politics are for. The reason to detest socialized medicine is clear from the post: it doesn't work and it's inimical to liberty.

22 Romney will run as a moderate. He is shameless, and this is what he past experience has taught him 'works'. winner winner healthcare dinner

23 I live in Massachusetts.

I'm self employed.

My cost this year for health insurance for a family of four?

$18,000.

I voted for Romney twice (once for governor and once in 1994 when he ran against Ted Kennedy).

I would have voted for him for a second term as governor had he decided to run again since he's about the best you can do in a state like Mass.

But on a national level there are much better candidates.

24 But I had to compromise!! It was like sooooo hard being Governor of Massachusetts. I mean, I only wanted to hold office as a springboard to the Presidency anways.

25 I live in Massachusetts. I'm self employed. My cost this year for health insurance for a family of four? $18,000. Holy. Crap. Coming to a state near you, thanks to Pelosi, Reid and Lord Unicorn.

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12

Yes, I too supported Mitt against McCain in 2008.  But I was troubled by his tenure as governor of MA and his promise to bail out MI to win that primary.

Now that we have Obamacare, we need a candidate who will be a strong advocate for repeal.  My concern with Romney is that once he is in, he will try to *fix* it.

27 President Tee Time

It's pronounced "tee-at-tim-may".

28 So, buh-bye Mitt.

What's funny is that Romney is at or near the top of many MSM lists for 2012 Republican candidates for president.

Count me in the "Hell no!" category.

29 You'd think with the lack of access to care that costs would be falling, but you'd be wrong. Scarcity should drive costs down? There is so much disinformation about health insurance reform that I cannot tell when people are being ironic or have been duped.

30

Assuming Alaska's former governor does not run, and that there will be no surprise candidates who emerge from the pack, Mittens is basically running against Huckleberry and Noot and... who else?  Nobody, really.

He and his handlers probably know what they're doing, and he'll probably win the nomination because people are stupid. 

 

31 14--tuition at Northwestern U.--$56k, dildos not included

32

Teh Fred, you're our only hope.

I wish lefty states like New Hampshire didn't pick our nominee before we Texans get to vote. I think Primaries should be held in order of the percentage they vote GOP in the previous election. Like if Texas voted 64% GOP, and New Hampshire voted only 53% or in fact went Dem, their primary would be after Texas. This would help limit Dem shenanigans, and create friendly competition between the states to become more GOP. Maybe no more McVain's evuh.

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34

Putting this in terms President Tee Time can understand, lower scores are better.

"Just like bowling!" -- Barky

35

Unlike Huck, who has realized his 2008 mistakes and backpedals from them on his Fox News show almost daily, Mitt still does not get it. I supported Mitt over McLame in 2008, but not in 2012.

Mitt might make a fine Secretary of the Treasury or Commerce in someone else's administration, but otherrwise....

36

Nominating Mitt Romneycare will almost certainly cause a conservative party to break away from the GOP.  So his candidacy has that going for it, if nothing else.

And insuring a Commiecrat victory is helpful how?

37 #3: Threadwinner so far. I have been disgusted with "center-right" Hewitt ever since he called those of us who saw border problems 20 years ago "racists". But he has changed his tune there. Maybe he wised up.

38 Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result each time.

It's an insane world, apparently.

Nature was designed without a mechanism for removing people who say "It will work *this* time!" from the gene pool.

39 In all fairness, I would need to see how those numbers stack up against other states' numbers.  Looking at them in a vacuum is kind of meaningless.  My guess is that Romneycare drives a lot of this, but it could turn out that the wait times have increased less than in other states, and that the # of doctors taking new patients is better than in other states.  Anyone have any comparison numbers?