W: “There are not big differences between Romney and Thompson on the issues (or in their record).”
B: “Tell us what Mitt has said that conveys to the average person what federalism is all about?”
As Governor, he is fully aware of powers of states vs Federal govt. His health care proposal is very market-oriented and also respects the necessity and ability of states to address the matter at the state level, a dramatic departure from Democrat proposals:
- block-granting Medicaid (havent heard about block-granting to states from Repubs for years)
- not dictating one-size-fits all federal mandate on coverage
Some info on it is here:
http://race42008.com/2007/08/30/national-reviews-health-care-report-card/
“To realize the American Dream, we must strengthen the American people by giving them more freedom, by letting them keep more of what they earn, by making sure our schools are providing the skills our children will need for tomorrow, and by keeping America at the leading edge of innovation and technology. Freedom is at the heart of the American Dream.”
- Mitt Romney
As for Thompson, tell me again how that Thompson-supported McCain-Feingold campaign finance regulation bill respects Federalism?
So the fact that Mitt governed a state but has never uttered a peep about Federalism makes him a federalist?
Mitt sounds no different than Bush, and we know what a disaster HE turned out to be.
Fred has acknowledged the errors of the CFR result, yet Federal elections DO seems under the auspices of federal regulation, even to an ardent federalist.