Make no mistake about it, I'm voting for Barack Obama in November. If Mitt Romney were the same guy he passed himself off as Governor of Massachusetts, I'd give him a fair listen and would consider voting for the guy. I would still likely vote for Obama, but this time around, I'm not even going to consider voting for Romney. He's now owned by the far-right. He's flip-flopped more times than Richard Pryor cursed. I just can't take him seriously, because I have no idea what to believe - which Mitt Romney is he?
In light of the Supreme Court's healthcare ruling today, I heard many talking heads (a good chunk of them Republicans) say they'd recommend Romney go after Obamacare and say his first order of business is to repeal it (GOP would need 60 votes in the Senate, so that's not going to happen). I personally think it'd be pretty stupid for Romney to do this. While the economy has stabilized under President Obama, it has not improved dramatically, especially in the past two months. Granted, a lot of this is due to Republicans in Congress doing all in their power to make the president look bad and assure him just one-term in office. However, if Romney were smart, he'd take about that first and foremost. Sure, some far-right Republicans may be quite angered and energized to go out and vote due to the Supreme Court's decision, yet let's be serious here - Romneycare laid out the basic outline for Obamacare. Video was released today of Romney speaking back in 2006 fully supporting the individual mandate for the state of Massachusetts, saying it'd, among other things, bring down prices (which it has). How in the world will Independents or Reagan Democrats watch/listen to that and take Romney seriously about his vow to repeal healthcare reform? Also, it's just not a winning strategy/motto. While the economy is still struggling, it'd be pretty dumb for a candidate (Romney in this case) to run on taking away people's healthcare reform, especially with, like I said, him being such a vocal proponent of it not too long ago and even passing such a bill in Massachusetts. So yeah, Mitt, just talk about healthcare reform...
In light of the Supreme Court's healthcare ruling today, I heard many talking heads (a good chunk of them Republicans) say they'd recommend Romney go after Obamacare and say his first order of business is to repeal it (GOP would need 60 votes in the Senate, so that's not going to happen). I personally think it'd be pretty stupid for Romney to do this. While the economy has stabilized under President Obama, it has not improved dramatically, especially in the past two months. Granted, a lot of this is due to Republicans in Congress doing all in their power to make the president look bad and assure him just one-term in office. However, if Romney were smart, he'd take about that first and foremost. Sure, some far-right Republicans may be quite angered and energized to go out and vote due to the Supreme Court's decision, yet let's be serious here - Romneycare laid out the basic outline for Obamacare. Video was released today of Romney speaking back in 2006 fully supporting the individual mandate for the state of Massachusetts, saying it'd, among other things, bring down prices (which it has). How in the world will Independents or Reagan Democrats watch/listen to that and take Romney seriously about his vow to repeal healthcare reform? Also, it's just not a winning strategy/motto. While the economy is still struggling, it'd be pretty dumb for a candidate (Romney in this case) to run on taking away people's healthcare reform, especially with, like I said, him being such a vocal proponent of it not too long ago and even passing such a bill in Massachusetts. So yeah, Mitt, just talk about healthcare reform...
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