MITT ROMNEY's PowerPoint presentation, "Health Care Reform (2243 hits)
MITT ROMNEY's PowerPoint presentation, "Health Care Reform," delivered in Ann Arbor yesterday (blazer, no necktie): "The Obama Administration fundamentally does not believe in the American Experiment. ... OBAMACARE: A government takeover of health care ... MASS-CARE: Help people get and keep their health insurance ... INAUGURATION DAY PRIORITIES -- No. 1: Issue Executive Order paving way for Obamacare waivers for all 50 states ... No. 2: Work with Congress to repeal Obamacare."
--Romney: "A lot of pundits around the nation are saying that I should just stand up and say, 'This whole thing was a mistake.' ... There's only one problem with that. It wouldn't be honest. I, in fact, did what I believed was right for the people of my state."
health-care reforms.' ... The White House should send this guy on the road!" TPM stole it with no credit, bannering its lead story, "Mitt Romney: I Will Never Impose My Awesome Massachusetts Law On The Nation."
--Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) sent a gale of praise: "Governor Romney showed a lot of courage today by standing his ground on the reforms he put in place in Massachusetts. What he did as governor worked for Massachusetts by getting health insurance to more people. The fact he did it without raising taxes is a remarkable achievement."
--ABC's John Berman, on-set with Diane, reflected the generally withering coverage: "As he took the stage in a Michigan classroom, Mitt Romney tried to TAKE ON the biggest threat to his presidential ambitions: himself. ... Today, in a breathtakingly scathing editorial, the conservative Wall Street Journal said of Romney, 'If he does not change his message, he might as well try to knock off Joe Biden and get on the Obama ticket.'"
--A Dem. strategist emails: "You can't rip the Band-Aid off if you don't apologize. And not only didn't he apologize, he made a highly compelling case for mandates."
--A top Romnen tells us: "He did what he needed to do. It's not going to be pretty." Another sent a one-word email: "Conviction."
