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we didn’t play ball enough with the Democrats. No. I’m not kidding. That really is what he is arguing here. Because this plan has “conservative” DNA you see.
The Obama plan has a broad family resemblance to Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts plan. It builds on ideas developed at the Heritage Foundation in the early 1990s that formed the basis for Republican counter-proposals to Clintoncare in 1993-1994.
Actually, it does have a “broad family resemblance” to RomneyCare, which is bankrupting Massachusetts and is a good reason why RINO Mitt should never get within 100 miles of the White House. And it may well “build on ideas” developed at the Heritage Foundation, but that is an indictment of the Heritage Foundation which has never been know for it’s stalwart constitutionalism.
And oh bye the way, according to Frum the GOP should not now run on repealing this abomination. He may be somewhat right about the politics, but as usual he cast principle totally aside.
Addendum: Doug Bandow, one of the good guys at AmSpec, comments on the Frum article here.
Sean Scallon on 25 Mar 2010 at 10:10 pm #
The problem was not the lack cooperation, it was the lack of alternatives to get behind and support instead of just screaming no. If one cannot fashion a healthcare that provides for a free market to lower rates, one that makes absolutely sure there are no federal funds for abortion, one that provides states and localities flexibility to set in place their own plans, one changes the tax code that benefits the big insurance companies, one that could have peeled off votes from the far left or at least split the Democratic caucus, one that brings about, well just simple freedom when it comes to health insurance, then maybe you shouldn’t be in politics at all. I can find trained seals, monkeys and bears to vote no and I don’t need to pay them over $150,000 a year along WITH their generous health care benefits on top of it.
You see where lacking a strong grasp of policy gets you? You see where being enthralled to corporate donors gets you? Ron Paul submitted a health care plan. Did anyone on the GOP side promote it? No.