President of the United States Mitt Romney!!

[Heather MC]

I know we get frustrated with President Obama. We hate his Appointments to high level Gov. position

We don't like that he favors corporation

And a list of other things I have read on DU and or been Guilty of posting.

However, I always am able to calm my self by saying President of the United States Mitt Romney

And then I smile because whew, at least that didn't happen!

[leftstreet]

1. Thank Godz! We woulda had mandated private insurance premiums

[Sheepshank]

2. You really think Romney could acheive affordable health for MILLIONS who couldn't afford it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023349331

[truebluegreen]

3. "Massachusetts".

[Sheepshank]

7. so fucking what? He walked away from that as fast as his chicken legs would go.

You think that the RW'ers would have permitted such a socialistic program to be implemented nationally. Really? "FAIL"

Damn, this conversation is just stupid...as is the premis that Obamacare is a negative issue on it's balance.

[truebluegreen]

13. Whatever dude.

Obamacare has been overwhelmingly opposed by Republicans because Obama proposed it, as opposed to the Heritage Foundation that designed it (whole buncha socialists over there, you betcha).

But you are right: this conversation is stupid. Romney wasn't elected and trying to make Obama look better by comparing his actions to a non-event is pointless. Ciao.

[leftstreet]

6. Uh...Obama's plan is basically Romney's plan. Hello? n/t

[Sheepshank]

9. but one that Romney says is not for the nation

Romeny couldn't never have implemented it. And as it tirnes out even a broken clock is correct twice a day, and the plan was able to be implemented and saved lives and is bettering the health of millions of people. Something Romeny wouldn' never have been permitted to implement in any shape or form.

You honeslty think Romeny could have done this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023349331

[truebluegreen]

15. Yeah, he said that in order to distance himself from Obamacare,

which is essentially the same thing. Previously he claimed that Massachusetts could demonstrate that his conservative plan would work for the nation--the ol' laboratories of democracy doncha know. But since the trogodytes worked so hard to link Obama to the same program rMoney's political needs got in the way and he did his standard weathervane thing.

Would have thought that was obvious to anybody.

[pampango]

20. The Massachusetts legislature was 85% Democratic at the time.

U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Edward M. Kennedy, who had made universal heath coverage his life's work, gave Romney's plan a positive reception, which encouraged Democratic legislators to work with it.

The legislature amended Romney's plan, adding a Medicaid expansion for children and imposing an assessment on firms with 11 or more workers who do not offer health coverage. The assessment is intended to equalize the contributions to the free care pool from employers that offer and do not offer coverage. The General Court also rejected Romney's provision allowing high-deductible health plans.

Romney vetoed eight sections of the health care legislation, including a $295-per-person fee on businesses with 11 employees or more that do not provide health insurance. Romney also vetoed provisions providing dental and eyeglass benefits to poor residents on the Medicaid program, and providing health coverage to senior and disabled legal immigrants not eligible for federal Medicaid. However, the state legislature overrode all of the vetoes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorship_of_Mitt_Romney#Health_care

The Democrats in the Massachusetts legislature made many improvements in romney's healthcare proposal. He vetoed all of them. They overrode all of his vetoes. With an 85% majority they could pretty much pass or reject whatever they wanted. So this was more a Democratic law than a republican one.

[Scurrilous]

4. Amen!

[Major Hogwash]

5. And Vice President Paul Ryan!!!

Don't forget him, because it was his financial roadplan to austerity that Mitt endorsed!!!

Ryan said just yesterday that his financial roadplan to austerity would have improved the economy much more by now, much faster than what has been happening.

I'm not kidding one little bit.

[Aristus]

10. Also overheard from Ryan: "Oh yeah? Well...well...well...

...well...my dad could beat up your dad, so ha-ha-ha!..."

[LittleBlue]

8. I wonder how much different it would really be

And whether House and Senate Democrats would finally find their voices again.

[leftstreet]

12. Well, there would still be an Antiwar Movement

That's a big difference

I'm sure there are others...uh..

[geek tragedy]

21. The CFPB would be non-functional. Nt

[geek tragedy]

23. Obamacare would be dead. CFPB would be dead.

ALL of Bush tax cuts for wealthy would be made permanent.

XL Pipeline would already be approved.

We'd be at war with Iran by the end of 2013.

Much deeper cuts to every government agency but the Pentagon.

Sandy relief would have been slashed.

And we're only in July.

[Hydra]

11. Romney was a sucker

And they used him very well. The Repubs were happy to keep the train rolling under the blue flag until 2016 when it would be safe to run a another Bush.

Romney was apparently the last person to find out that he was the butt of the joke.

[JohnnyRingo]

25. He looked good in a suit.

Sure it was empty, but that Reaganesque image is the first step to a Republican White House. They get the rest of their instructions in a newsletter from the RNC after (if) they win an election.

[cascadiance]

14. This such a good reason to have IRV in place NOW!

So that corporate interests can't "buy the field" like they've done in too many of our last few elections.

[truebluegreen]

16. +100

[Logical]

17. That is why I voted and sent money to Obama. Against Romney. n-t

[99Forever]

18. Wonderful.

Instead of really crappy, we got barely mediocre.

[treestar]

19. He favors corporations?

Do you hate every one of his appointments?

You are right, Rmoney's would have been worse.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. The media would all be aflutter over the Stock Market and "Queen Ann's" elegance.

[JohnnyRingo]

24. Dodged a bullet there.

My life as a GM retiree would certainly be different. I'm a "taker".

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

26. Obama was the best choice for the current political climate.

Rigid ideologues won't get anywhere in this deeply divided nation.