Romneycare Becomes Obamacare, Then Coultercare

Spectator ^ | 2.2.12 | W. James Antle, III

[SoConPubbie]

Ann Coulter has now written an unqualified defense of Romneycare. What she doesn't appear to realize is how useful her column will be to defenders of Obamacare.

She writes, "It's not as if we had a beautifully functioning free market in health care until Gov. Mitt Romney came along and wrecked it by requiring that Massachusetts residents purchase their own health insurance." Coulter points out that many conservatives and libertarians believed "mandatory private health insurance was considered the free-market alternative to the Democrats' piecemeal socialization of the entire medical industry." She argues that the Heritage Foundation and the Manhattan Institute were conservative think tanks that backed Romneycare.

Every single on one of these arguments could be used for Obamacare. Obamacare is mandatory private health insurance purchased through exchanges with subsidies and expanded Medicaid thrown in. That is also the basic architecture of Romneycare. Obama will argue that his plan wasn't a government takeover of health care because it's "not as if we had a beautifully functioning free market in health care until President Barack Obama came along and wrecked it." He can also point out that many libertarians and conservatives were desperate enough to support his approach when the Democrats were touting policies to its left.

Coulter goes on to say that Romneycare passed by overwhelming majorities in both houses of the state legislature, including Scott Brown's vote. But Brown was only one of a handful of Republicans in the legislature. Those overwhelming majorities were overwhelmingly Democratic. And when you look at the promiment photo of the Romneycare signing ceremony, you will see not the leaders of the Heritage Foundation and the Manhattan Institute beaming with Romney but the Democratic leaders of the state legislature and Teddy Kennedy. Continually dropping Bob Moffit's name doesn't alter this reality.

[SoConPubbie]

And the Un-Masking of Mitt Romney, the left-wing, Progressive Liberal, continues . . . "If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams

[muawiyah]

So Ann has finally wigged out.

[katiedidit1]

What world is Coulter in? she must have dated Maher one time too many.

[stockpirate]

thx for sharing these quotes with us.

[SoConPubbie]

thx for sharing these quotes with us.

They are good, aren't they.

Too bad more on our side don't have the same fidelity to principle that our founders did.

They laid it all on the line, their property, their reputation, and the very lives of their family and themselves for what they believed in.

[Billthedrill]

Not to hijack the thread (sorry, SoCon) but howya doin’?

[twister881]

[tsowellfan]

With friends like that who needs enemies?

[katiedidit1]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stilloftyhenight]

“...mandatory private health insurance was considered the free-market alternative...”

Say WHAT?!?!

[ak267]

A while back, I said Ann “jumped the shark”. I realize that my statement was in error.

She still jumped it but hasn’t come down yet. She’s near Mars and shows no signs of coming back.

....is that such a bad thing? Good riddance!!!

[Secret Agent Man]

Coulter just proves like Matalin and Snakehead, she’s nothing but an opportunist with a potty mouth.

[stockpirate]

thx, i’m hom and resting, the docs did a great job. now to change my diet