Posted on 07/10/2012 4:32:51 AM PDT by scottfactor
Again it comes to this: voting for the “lesser of two evils.” This is assuming, of course, that Mitt “Stealth Leftist” Romney wins the Republican nomination for President. I had decided that I was through voting for the less evil candidate, but then I know that our elections may be heavily compromised at this point, as the Left gets its voter-fraud-voting-machine-hacking down to an Argonne National Laboratory science.
However, since the horrendous John “Quisling” Roberts Supreme Court decision to uphold the clearly unconstitutional “Obamacare” monster, I have decided to go ahead and vote for the Republican nominee, no matter who he is, even the liberal Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney keeps saying that on Day One in office, he will move to repeal Obamacare. He also adds what I do not want to hear—“replace.” “Repeal and replace.” I am sick of hearing that from “our side.” Do not tell me you are going to “replace” something that should never have been in the first place! Just kill it! Put it out of our misery!
Do I even believe Romney’s promise, as it is? This is not a brand new story, though it was new to me yesterday, so it may be new to others. The top aide to Romney’s transition team for the White House is a fellow Mormon, former Utah Governor, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency and Health and Human Services Secretary under President George W. Bush. While he is an amazingly accomplished man, and apparently very talented and driven, former Governor Mike Leavitt is also a supporter of the states implementing Obamacare “exchanges.” Yes, that’s right. And, the reason he supports it likely has everything to do with the fact that Leavitt owns Leavitt Partners, a health care consultancy firm based in Utah.
On June 3rd, the Politico’s Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns had a fairly glowing write-up about Leavitt (which should tell us something right there). The piece made it quite clear that Leavitt is a moderate, a pragmatist, and not necessarily as conservative as actual conservatives would like to see in the Romney administration, especially when it comes to his position on the wretched Obamacare legislation.
From the Politico piece,
Leavitt has said some relatively positive things about certain elements of Obama’s health reform law, suggesting earlier this year that “Obamacare” empowers the HHS secretary “to do certain things that are clearly aimed at trying to move us in the right direction.”
[Leavitt’s longtime chief aide, Rich] McKeown, who still works with Leavitt at his Utah-based health care consultancy, acknowledged that the former governor does not want to undo one key part of the controversial legislation.
“We believe that the exchanges are the solution to small business insurance market and that’s gotten us sideways with some conservatives,” he said.
The exchanges are not only a matter of principle for Leavitt — they’re also a cash cow.
The size of his firm, Leavitt Partners, doubled in the year after the bill was signed as they won contracts to help states set up the exchanges funded by the legislation.
“There is a group [of states] that feels as though they don’t want to be associated with the Affordable Care Act,” Leavitt told POLITICO in 2011. “Privately, though, it’s clear that several of those are planning behind the scenes, because they don’t want to have a federal exchange.” The law is written so that those states that don’t create their own exchanges by 2014 may be pushed into a federal exchange.
This angers the right, however.
“These Exchanges … are the government bureaucracies that will make health insurance more expensive, induce employers to drop coverage, entrench Obamacare, and dole out hundreds billions of debt-financed government subsidies to insurance companies,” fumed the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute.
So, Leavitt, who stands to make a great deal more money from the implementation of Obamacare than from its repeal, is the one guy Romney chooses to set up a Romney administration, if Romney wins the White House. Could there be more of a conflict of interests than this—that is—if Romney is serious about repealing the hellish, anti-American, anti-freedom Obamacare dictate?
When this story broke, there was some conservative backlash which led to the Romney campaign issuing a statement that was reported by the Daily Caller,
… Team Romney was quick to dismiss those worries. Reached for comment, Romney spokesman Lenny Alcivar said: “Unlike President Obama, voters can rest assured that a Romney Administration will put America back on track. That starts with repealing Obamacare, starting Day One. Make no mistake, the only person who will make policy decisions under a Romney Administration is Mitt Romney.”
Oh, well that makes me feel all better! This man, Leavitt, could end up being Romney’s chief of staff (according to rumors), and we are supposed to believe his money-powered desire to have the states implement Obamacare exchanges will in no way affect Romney’s stated desire to repeal that detestable law? I am in full support of Mike Leavitt making a successful living, but the thought that someone with such a potent interest in keeping Obamacare alive could end up in one of the highest positions in a Romney administration is quite disturbing.
Exactly! :)
I’m willing. I just need about ten million buddies to go with me. :-)
Are you willing to be numbered among the Conservatives who will vow not vote for Romney under any circumstances?
That is the commitment we need. That is the message we must send. If there are not enough of us to make that message clear to the GOP-E, then by God we, as a nation of spineless wimps, deserve another 4 years of Obama.
I can join you on that.
I will not, under any circumstances, vote for Romney this year.
Mr. Marlowe, I had already SWORE to myself I would NOT vote for Romney. This wavering I expressed in the column above is a result of John Roberts’ evil decision on Obamacare. This MUST be reversed.
However, I am at the cynical point that (and I hate to say this) I have a feeling the fix is in on our elections. Not to bore you with links, but I explain why toward the end of this piece: http://www.americanclarion.com/4374/2012/03/15/crooked-democrats-block-voter-id-laws-cheat/
I am “afraid” that Obama will “win” reelection, no matter how badly he actually loses.
And you somehow expect that Romney will nominate a Supreme Court justice that is more conservative than John Roberts?
His judicial appointment adviser is the same guy who convinced Bush 1 to pick Souter.
Romney has promised to "Repeal AND REPLACE" Obamacare. Have you seen his 2800 page replacement bill?
Mr. Marlowe, I said in the above column that I despise--DESPISE--the "repeal AND REPLACE" idiocy, and I do not expect anything from Romney, except liberalism, and that includes on his judges. His track record as governor is clear to us. He is nothing close to a conservative.
There is, at this time, no one running for President who is acceptable.
“we, as a nation of spineless wimps, deserve another 4 years of Obama.”
This is exactly the kind a rhetoric I expect from a leftist.... encourage everyone that their candidate is terrible and to stay home so their liberal candidate can win.... we’ve been though this before.
Great tactic - lets tell the Democrats that Obama isn’t liberal enough so they stay home.
Marlowe you are Shameful.
That's how wildfires start. Start tossin' matches. One blade of grass at a time.
No he isn't. He is a consistent, real conservative who will not pull the lever for a guy who only weeks ago announced that gay couples are wonderful and that they should be allowed at the state level to adopt kids.
Romney's track record is abortion on demand, gay agenda, big government, corporate statism. His track record on judges is liberal.
His RomneyCare and Obama's RomneyCare are from the same cradle.
A conservative notices these things and says to himself, "Now that's a liberal if I ever saw one." Then, he doesn't vote for the guy. And the big wigs harumph and harumph and realize we didn't buy the con game this time.
“The top aide to Romney’s transition team for the White House is a fellow Mormon, former Utah Governor, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency...”
As a long time conservative and resident of Utah, I can tell you, IMHO, that the only difference between far to many Utah Republicans and a Massachusetts liberal progressive is that the said Utah Republicans are pro-life (anti-abortion) and like their deer hunting rifles. If it weren’t for those two issues, they’d all be Democrats. Understand that, and you’ve got the picture (consider Orrin Hatch if you’re still confused).
You impute hatred to me without any understanding of me or my motivation. Twit!
Your post is irrelevant. Obama is in leadership in the LSD. That is sufficient for me to disqualify him for the presidency.
“we, as a nation of spineless wimps, deserve another 4 years of Obama.”
Marlowe is shameful and so are you if you agree.... telling us we deserve 4 more years of Obama. Any person who cares in the least for the health and well being of the Republic would not want another 4 years of Obama.
Any person who cares more about themselves and their ideals wants 4 more years of Obama.
Ok folks, please note that typing angry leads to embarrassing posts, such as above.....
“Obama is in leadership in the LSD.”
I’m not sure whether your bigotry or ignorance is more embarrassing?
I agree with Marlowe. God gave America the choice of a pro-abortion, pro-gay agenda, big government, anti-gun statist in 2008 and America chose him.
Thinking themselves better than their liberal friends, God gave CINOs the choice of a pro-abortion, pro-gay agenda, big government, anti-gun statist in 2012 and “conservatives” have chosen him.
And they lambast the consistent conservatives who say that’s insane, that it will ruin any chance at a conservative party or a conservative court for generations.
Because they turned from their principles to an anti-life, anti-natural family, anti-self protection, anti-freedom candidate, getting Obama again would be a form of wake-up call...maybe...for their foolishness and lack of principle.
Mike, you are a conservative, I’m betting. It’s time to turn back to your roots. You’ve been fooled. Join the Rebellion. WE are the resistance!
Haven’t read through this thread yet, but the convention is our last best hope.
I have come to be in awe how the Ron Paul supporters stayed in the game, put up a lasting and single minded plan for their guy, with ONLY the convention as their goal, and never caved! Extraordinary! We dropped like flies and look where we are, all diced up between a pastoral few.
In other words, there exists a resistance out there already with a ground game and with real live DELEGATES in place.
For what it’s worth, there stands a horse already saddled for the convention race who will not be cowed nor divided, and it seems to me the Paul organization is a lesson waiting to be learned.
Because this is a possible escape hatch the Establishment despises, and a force to be reckoned with, I am getting wondering eyes for a ready machine to launch a hell fire resistance among the herd mentality.
So, given the impossible hole we’re in, where am I wrong?
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