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Rasmussen: Rick Perry now up 11 points on GOP field

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Did you vote for Obama? What did his resume show before you pulled that lever? Amazing that a Governor is called a trivial person but a one term U.S. Senator who spent most of his time running for the next office and never managed anything deserved your vote. Guess you would call Perry the same thing in running against Obama, trivial?

Just holding a position (particularly an elected one) doesn't make someone non-trivial. How is Palin's governorship going, btw?
 
Do you realize that 1 in 4 that you claim includes people who CHOOOSE not to get healthcare because it isn't free? Typical bs from a liberal who doesn't live in TX but is an expert on TX. Those stupid Texans that expanded the number of Republicans in the Legislature in Nov. 2010! Too bad they didn't check with you Pb before voting. You would have set them straight from your perch in Oregon.
Do you realize the mandate portion of ObamaCare is meant to make those who CHOOSE not to have healthcare to pay? Just ask Mitt Romney, he will set you straight.
 
Do you realize the mandate portion of ObamaCare is meant to make those who CHOOSE not to have healthcare to pay? Just ask Mitt Romney, he will set you straight.

Yes he will!

 
Yes he will!



What exactly do you think that clip shows? Healthcare is a personal responsibility, health care is a state issue? one size doesn't fit all? So much faith in the govt. but only when a Democrat is in the WH and controls Congress?
 
Do you realize the mandate portion of ObamaCare is meant to make those who CHOOSE not to have healthcare to pay? Just ask Mitt Romney, he will set you straight.

Do you realize that Romney implemented the program in MA, not nationally and knows that states have that responsibility. Seems either you cannot convince your state to do what MA does so you want to inflict your ideology on everyone else in the country.
 
Just holding a position (particularly an elected one) doesn't make someone non-trivial. How is Palin's governorship going, btw?

What does that have to do with my post? I asked you about the Obama resume which actually reflects his results but as usual that doesn't matter to a hard core liberal.
 
Do you realize that Romney implemented the program in MA, not nationally and knows that states have that responsibility. Seems either you cannot convince your state to do what MA does so you want to inflict your ideology on everyone else in the country.

Then I guess States have to stop asking for medicaid cash.


And for Texas that is what? Roughly 3 billion or so a year they ask for?
 
Then I guess States have to stop asking for medicaid cash.


And for Texas that is what? Roughly 3 billion or so a year they ask for?

Yep, isn't that what Perry wanted to do? Maybe the Federal govt. should stop dictating to states how they should handle insurance
 
What exactly do you think that clip shows? Healthcare is a personal responsibility, health care is a state issue? one size doesn't fit all? So much faith in the govt. but only when a Democrat is in the WH and controls Congress?
It shows Mitt Romney believes that people who can afford health insurance and CHOOSE not to buy it should be forced to buy it. He says the mandate is a conservative idea and I agree with him.
 
It shows Mitt Romney believes that people who can afford health insurance and CHOOSE not to buy it should be forced to buy it. He says the mandate is a conservative idea and I agree with him.

So what does that have to do with a Federal Program vs. a state program. I don't agree that the Federal Govt. should force people to purchase anything as that violates the Constitution. Romney is talking from a state point of view since ER costs are born by the states, not by the Federal Govt.(Federal Taxpayers)
 
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What exactly do you think that clip shows? Healthcare is a personal responsibility, health care is a state issue? one size doesn't fit all? So much faith in the govt. but only when a Democrat is in the WH and controls Congress?

It speaks for itself. The health care mandate is a personal responsibility issue. If you argue against it you are arguing against people taking personal responsibility for their own health care.
 
Yes he will!



Do you understand, probably not, that ER charges are paid by the state taxpayers, not the Federal Taxpayer? Why should the people of TX with their federal taxdollars be forced to pay for your ER charges?
 
So what does that have to do with a Federal Program vs. a state program. I don't agree that the Federal Govt. should force people to purchase anything as that violates the Constitution. Romney is talking from a state point of view since ER costs are born by the states, not by the Federal Govt.(Federal Taxpayers)

Interesting so what you are saying is that the States can pass a law that violates the US Constitution.
 
It speaks for itself. The health care mandate is a personal responsibility issue. If you argue against it you are arguing against people taking personal responsibility for their own health care.

Not arguing against it at all, just the Federal Govt. paying for it. ER charges are state charges, not Federal charges. The people of TX don't pay for your ER charges nor do you pay for ours
 
Interesting so what you are saying is that the States can pass a law that violates the US Constitution.

People have a choice to live in a particular state, not much of a choice to move out of the country. The Federal Constitution doesn't give that power to Congress since ER charges are state charges, not Federal charges
 
Not arguing against it at all, just the Federal Govt. paying for it. ER charges are state charges, not Federal charges. The people of TX don't pay for your ER charges nor do you pay for ours

Nope, medicaid is 50% funded by the feds.
 
Not arguing against it at all, just the Federal Govt. paying for it. ER charges are state charges, not Federal charges. The people of TX don't pay for your ER charges nor do you pay for ours

So you don't actually know what the health care mandate is. But you know that you're opposed to it. :lol:
 
Exactly and controlled by the Feds. When the feds mandate an increase in Medicaid who should pay for that increase?

Well who has the best proposals to deal with situation is where I'd start.

That doesn't mean the State has the better idea. Certainly as evidenced by Texas with its high rate of un-insured that is costing the nation a bundle in medicaid.
 
Yep. It is amazing how Republicans can quickly twist, turn and spin away from their own ideas.... even going so far as to call them socialist and unconstitutional.

Health insurance mandate began as a Republican idea - Boston.com

I like the way that article put this

Mitt Romney, weighing another run for the GOP presidential nomination, signed such a requirement into law at the state level as Massachusetts governor in 2006. At the time, Romney defended it as “a personal responsibility principle’’ and Massachusetts’ newest GOP senator, Scott Brown, backed it. Romney now says Obama’s plan is a federal takeover that bears little resemblance to what he did as governor and should be repealed.

It's what Romney did... it's pretty obvious. The only thing he could argue is that the state government can do it, but not the federal, and this begs the question why the GOP ever supported this anyway. Were they simply backing for mandated health care because they felt it was unpopular and easy to attack, therefore nobody was really going to stand behind it and pass it? :lamo
 
Correct, and as usual Conservative is making it up as he goes along.

Read Post 219 and stop with the spin. With federal involvement comes strings. Who do you think should pay for Federal mandates that increase costs?
 
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