Romney Warns ‘Our Party Would Suffer’ If Government Shuts Down

[DonViejo]

CATHERINE THOMPSON 8:48 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 2013

In a rare political appearance after losing the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney made a strong statement Tuesday against a movement in the Republican Party that would allow a government shutdown as a means of defunding Obamacare.

"I badly want Obamacare to go away, and stripping it of funds has appeal," Romney said at a private GOP fundraiser in Wolfeboro, N.H., in remarks quoted by the Washington Post. "But we need to exercise great care about any talk of shutting down government. What would come next?”

Romney said a shutdown could have serious consequences, including soldiers going unpaid, seniors missing out on Medicare and Social Security checks, and FBI agents being forced off duty, according to the Post.

"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 added.

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romney-if-gop-attempts-government-shutdown-it-will

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. I'm glad to see that Romney has his priorities in order

Party over people.

[Myrina]

2. Why does he want Obama/Romneycare to go away?

It's his one fairly decent political legacy.

[Jamaal510]

3. Because he

said before that it would be somehow harmful if done on the federal level, and should only be enacted in individual states. But we all know this is more about opposing anything just because Obama supports it.