Romney: Obama's 'dishonesty' on health care puts second term in peril

[underpants]

Source: NBC News

Last year’s losing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Sunday that President Barack Obama’s "fundamental dishonesty" on the Affordable Care Act has “put in peril the whole foundation of his second term.”

Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Romney added that what “has really undermined the president's credibility in the hearts of the American people is that he went out, as a centerpiece of his campaign and as a centerpiece of Obamacare over the last several years, saying time and time again that fundamental to his plan was the right people would have to keep their insurance plan, and he knew that was not the case....”

Hammering that argument again, Romney said Obama’s handling of Obamacare’s promises “has undermined the foundation of his second term – I think it is rotting it away.”

Romney said Massachusetts “teaches some important lessons some states are not going to want to follow.”


Read more: http://presspass.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/03/21295983-romney-obamas-dishonesty-on-health-care-puts-second-term-in-peril?chromedomain=nbcpolitics&lite

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[TwilightGardener]

1. This loser is so sore. Enjoy obscurity, dickbag.

[underpants]

2. LOL

dickbag that made my morning

[Towlie]

17. If anything keeps our memory of him alive, it'll be "Corporations are people, my friend."

There's the quote that should be engraved on his tombstone.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

28. LOL!

A dog without two dicks not even one!

[JaneyVee]

40. LOL. I wonder if when it becomes a success he will then credit Obama's

2nd term as such.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. That pacifier is priceless

And to Rmoney --

[AlbertCat]

4. The new GOP talking point...

Y'see, it so very obvious the GOP has been lying about the ACA so consistently....



.... that they are trying to plant a meme of "See, the Dems lied about it too!" The ol' "well they did it too" ploy.

Not gonna stick.

[olddad56]

5. Romney's dishonesty in general put his first term in peril.

[Gore1FL]

27. +1

I was just about to type the same thing.

[mountain grammy]

6. Oh Mittens, YOU are rotting away!

[judesedit]

7. Obama thought the governors cared enough about their people to expand Medicaid..w/gov help of course

but as in everything he tries to do, the GOP tries to screw up and does. After all...it's all rethug run states that are fighting it...even though they have most that need it.

And companies looking for really top shelf employees are going to give BETTER offers to get and keep them.

It's companies owned by the greedy that are dropping the employee's insurance. (Hope they're making it up to their people in pay. Somehow doubt it. ) Most people will be successful in getting a satisfactory policy that they will be plenty happy with. Probably better than their last. And as in anything new, the program will have to be tweeked for years. Who cares? It's a start.

By the way, some companies are actually making their employees full time, so they CAN give them medical benefits. So there.

The rw knows the ACA will be great. They're scared to death, gasping for air.

We've been waiting for healthcare for 100 years or so. We can wait another month. Woohoo!

[mac56]

14. ^ THIS ^

[Surya Gayatri]

54. +1,000,000!

[Laelth]

8. The ACA is law now.

And President Obama is not running for re-election. Impeachment won't work, so Romney and his pals are just squealing in the wind. Nothing they can do about it now, and they know it.

Just blowing hot air ... that's all they've got left.

-Laelth

[livetohike]

9. Ann must be telling him he can still be President

Keep working on it Mitt. Idiot.

[MillennialDem]

10. I know! Obama might not get a third term right Mitt Rommel?

[OneCrazyDiamond]

11. Yeah right.

When has a politician's half truth ever imperil them selves.
They imperil the masses not them selves.

[SoapBox]

12. Shut the fuck up, Crook.

Go the hell away.

[Epiphany4z]

13. yes well...Obama has

a second term to put in peril...while Romney??????...doesn't even have a first term...just sayin...

[davidthegnome]

15. Wow

It's been a while since I read anything about what Romney had to say. Fundamental dishonesty... hmm, you mean like the sort that destroyed your campaign, Mr. Romney? You know... the bit about you referring to so many Americans as takers, waiting for handouts. Not at all like you politicians that spend... what is it, 15, 20, 30 hours a week fundraising? Essentially, begging people for money for political purposes. At a dinner that charged fifty thousand dollars a plate, you had the audacity to rant about OTHER people being "takers". That's kind of ridiculous Sir.

No, this whole system of government is rotting away, and perhaps it's time to start cutting dead wood... like you, Mr. Romney.

[Rebellious Republican]

16. Lessons from the Fall of RomneyCare

A Double Failure

There's good reason for his change of position. The Massachusetts plan was supposed to accomplish two things — achieve universal health insurance coverage while controlling costs. As Romney wrote in the Wall Street Journal, "Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced." In reality, the plan has done neither.

Perhaps the most publicized aspect of the Massachusetts reform is its mandate that every resident have health insurance, whether provided by an employer or the government or purchased individually. "I like mandates," Romney said during a debate in New Hampshire. "The mandate works." But did it?

http://www.cato.org/policy-report/januaryfebruary-2008/lessons-fall-romneycare

Mitt Romney, Dick Cheney, Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Tom Delay the Bugman!!! Why don't you "Dickbag" loosers just fade away into obscurity, with some assembalance of dignity.

Anyone else care to add to list of cockroachs that will not let go of the spotlight?

[msanthrope]

18. Romney sounds concerned. nt

[alp227]

19. Mitt the Press n/t

[Paulie]

20. Mittens, where are those tax returns???

[DRoseDARs]

33. Be fair now. There aren't any because he didn't pay any for 10 years. nt

[jmowreader]

45. Actually, there are tax returns

You have to file a return with the federal government explaining why you made $50 million and didn't give any of it to Uncle Sam; otherwise you wind up like Wesley Snipes or Willie Nelson.

It's the optics of the thing that prevents Willard from releasing his tax returns.

[Bonhomme Richard]

21. Mitt who?

Fuck him and the horse he rode in on……nothing against horses……not the horse.

[Snake Plissken]

24. Exactly, who is this Romney guy?

[Democat]

22. Romney still thinks he might win the 2012 election?

Obama already won a second term.

[Stargleamer]

23. From someone who would constantly deceive--Romney Lies all in one post. . .

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/03/1154938/-ALL-OF-ROMNEY-S-LIES-IN-ONE-PLACE-Business-and-Political-Careers-Personal-Life-and-Finances

[trusty elf]

30. ..........

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[Jack Rabbit]

25. Romney who?

[sendero]

44. That is EXACTLY what I was going to.

... post, you beat me to it.

I'll go with Romney Footnote.

[heather blossom]

26. sore loser

Why is he given a forum on Meet the Press. Just more of the gotcha politics. Why not a thoughtful insightful discussion instead of this sore loser foaming at the mouth. He still can't accept that he lost.

[gopiscrap]

29. HEY WILLARD! YOU LOST, SO STFU!!!!!!

[Cryptoad]

31. Is thsi the same wisdom,,,

that brought us the Romney Tsunami!

[trusty elf]

32. Oh, FFS, Willard.....

[IMG][/IMG]

[wordpix]

48. niiiiice

[madrchsod]

34. LOSER......

hey mittens.... ya pissed cause you didn't get any credit for your romneycare?

[bucolic_frolic]

35. Romney sews illegitimacy everywhere he goes

they never give it up, do they?

Mitt LOST because his platform was a LOSER

[Arugula Latte]

36. Oh, that is rich.

And it comes from Lil' Lying Richie Rich who paid no taxes for a decade and his his returns.

[TheCowsCameHome]

37. Obama put Romney's chances of a first term in peril.

[DallasNE]

38. This Is All Just So Much Crap

At my last employer where I retired from the insurance plans were changed 4 times in the 11 years I was there. Annually employees are given an option on level and type of coverage. The coverage can even change mid-year when events like marriage, divorce, birth of child or loss of a loved one occur. This year American just have more options than usual. In about 2% of cases the old coverage no longer is offered so it will be necessary for these people to go on the exchanges for a replacement. In most, but not all cases, the coverage will be better AND the cost will be lower after government subsidies are factored in. Yes, there is more upheaval than occurs in a normal year but that is always the case with major new programs. Next week I will be looking into whether the exchange might be a better option for my 24 year old daughter's insurance as I am pretty sure I can save money going that route -- perhaps as much as $150 a month.

[albino65]

39. Presidential

I think President Obama cares less about his legacy than he does about providing leadership. He is doing exactly what we elected him to do. I cannot stand that every day there is a new sound bite to which they expect a reaction. The main stream media has been infiltrated by right wingers and are slowly but surely changing the dialogue. You can see it everywhere. They are jumping all over every glitch in the Affordable Heathcare Act roll out to build negativism for the off year elections and 2014. 60 Minutes used to be a thoughtful news show that would stimulate discussion. Now they are no more than a mouthpiece for the Koch brothers.

AND WHY ARE THEY STILL GIVING THAT ASSHOLE ROMNEY A PLATFORM???

[Surya Gayatri]

55. Extremely well said, albino. And a belated welcome to DU.

I see you joined around election time last year, but haven't been very active. Welcome back! We need to hear more from you...

[Turbineguy]

41. Oh dear...

is that car elevator acting up again?

[Brigid]

42. And just why . . .

is anybody asking this real-life Louis Winthorpe III anything?

[YOHABLO]

43. He still doesn't get it .. you lost STFU .. no one cares .. go away.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

46. Lemme guess: No one challenged Robme on his outright lies, right? Riiight!!!

[wordpix]

47. Mittens undermined the foundation of this nation when he spent his career evading taxes

and helping others do same.

I don't listen to one thing this asshat says.

[BillyRibs]

49. In His

EFIN Dreams!

[pothos]

50. what a joke

but the biggest joke is that these hangers-on are still given credence by the media... newt gingrich.. sarah palin..the entire visible leadership of the republican party is a bunch of has-beens and losers.

[mdbl]

53. Agree, the media is the problem

The so-called news media, of couse, is still having fun being divisive. If Rmoney had some coding fixes for the website, I could see talking with him. I turned to NBC for news and saw David Gregory talking to Mitt Money. Gregory's big ploy to wooo some dumb fox viewers won't work. What he did do, however, was cause me to turn off NBC.

[Rstrstx]

51. Well to be fair Romney DID invent Obamacare

At 0:45

[truthisfreedom]

52. Coming from the ZERO-TERM president, who invented Obamacare (and it's working)...

obviously there's no need for us to taste it because we know it's purely bitter.