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Posted on 08/06/2013 6:03:40 PM PDT by yongin
Mitt Romney on Tuesday warned congressional Republicans against shutting down the government in an attempt to defund ObamaCare.
“I badly want ObamaCare to go away, and stripping it of funds has appeal,” Romney said at a fundraiser in New Hampshire for the state’s Republican Party, according to prepared remarks. “But we need to exercise great care about any talk of shutting down government. What would come next when soldiers aren't paid, when seniors fear for their Medicare and Social Security, and when the FBI is off duty?”
Speaking at the event in Wolfeboro, just miles from his summer vacation home, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate said “there are better ways to remove” President Obama’s signature healthcare law.
“I'm afraid that in the final analysis, ObamaCare would get its funding, our party would suffer in the next elections, and the people of the nation would not be happy,” he said. “I think there are better ways to remove ObamaCare.”
A plan spearheaded by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) would shut down the government to block funds for ObamaCare. Lee says he’s recruited more than a dozen Republican colleagues willing to block a continuing resolution to fund the government beyond Sept. 30 if it includes funding for the healthcare law.
But in recent weeks, the plan has been under fierce attack by some in the Republican Party, who worry that the GOP would take the blame for a government shutdown, and that it might cost the party in upcoming elections.
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How arrogant of him to say this when OUR COUNTRY suffered in the last election because of him.
“to say they shouldn’t shut down the govt is effectively rendering them powerless.”
You are 100% correct. The Founding Fathers intended the House to watch over the people’s purse as they didn’t trust the Senate or the Executive branch. If the House refused to fund Obamacare we’d hear cheering from the graves of Washington, Franklin, Madison, Jefferson, and Adams.
Dear Mittens,
I’m a conservative “honey badger” and I just give a crap about you, your dog or your friggin ORCA.
How arrogant of him to say this when OUR COUNTRY suffered in the last election because of him.
Well said!
It is the president refusing to sign a CR who would be shutting down the government.
Another example of a RINO using the propaganda of the left.
Actually, given primary victories, it’s Santorum’s shot. Santorum won as many states in 2012 as Romney did in 2008.
STFU Mitt!!!!
Wha? I didn't say anything about Santorum not having a shot.
Romney and the rest of the Rino GOP keep saying theres a better way to defund Obamacare but i’ve yet to hear what it is, can anyone please tell me what thier better plan to defund Obamacare is?
If “Romneycare” Romney is against shutting down the damned Federal Government then it MUST be a GREAT idea to shut down the damned US Fedral Government for a long, Looooooooooooooooong Time!
Poor Willard..
Must look out for Number One...
and that R might not look so good connected to his name in 2016 when he runs again for POTUS if the Republicans are to blame for the government shut down...
OH NOOOOOOEZ
Useless idiots abound.
I don’t get it.
Just fund everything BUT Obamacare ! why does it have to be all or nothing?
Send the president a bill with EVERYTHING funded BUT Obamacare, and dare him to veto it. If he does, then it’s on him.
Ya, like we should follow the advice of THAT guy, what’s ‘is name... wimp lo... “ I go pee pee standing up”...
Oh God. I GIVE UP.
Loser.
That brought a smile. I knew what to expect when I replied to your post.
Nonetheless you can call all the names you want, doesn’t mean a government shutdown is a good idea at this time. Certainly eliminating Obamacare is a good idea.
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