We are not talking about reform this is about obamacare.
Yes, Romney did say he would repeal obamacare the first day.
And yes, he did say he liked parts of obamaccare which he would keep.
I am just asking how a person squares what Romney is saying now with what he said before total repeal of obamacare.
*On Mitt Romney Sunday on MTP, said he would retain elements of President Barack Obama’s health care
*Romney has said, I will repeal obamacare the first day.
Again, how are you resolving those two statements.
“And yes, he did say he liked parts of obamaccare which he would keep.”
No he did not.
*On Mitt Romney Sunday on MTP, said he would retain elements of President Barack Obama’s health care”
You’re quoting the reporter, not Mitt Romney.
He never said he would “retain” any part of “Obamacare”. He never even said he would “retain” any part of the “Affordable Care Act” - the official name of Obamacare in the law.
What he said was:
“Of course there are a number of things that I like in health care reform that I’m going to put in place,”.....’One is to make sure that those with pre-existing conditions can get coverage.” ....Romney also said he would allow young adults to keep their coverage under their parents’ health-insurance.”
Is he talking about Obamacare? No. He is talking about the general subject of health care reform. He mentions two areas of reform - not of Obamacare, not of how they were treated in Obamacare, just two areas of reforms.
And were there more than just the “Obamacare” versions of health care reform - from the GOP, and including those two areas? Yes. And were any of the GOP ideas in those two areas even allowed to be submitted as possibilitities, as amendments, in Obamcare - no of course not.
But to suggest that (a) if you want to reform those two areas, you simply want such reforms as Obamacare imposed for them, and (B) anyone proposing to include those two areas as areas in GOP health insurance reform, simply likes, or wants to duplicate Obamacare reflects a lack of understanding and puts the word “Obamacare” in the mouth of anyone who attempts to discuss them.
Repeat after me: Obamacare and health insurance reform are not synonyms.