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Newt announced that he's running on his Twitter or something
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It would be all kinds of awesome if he could somehow incorporate the phrase "America boner" in his campaign slogan
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By Matt Viser, Boston Globe Staff
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney is planning a major address on Thursday to discuss health care, in what could become a defining moment of his emerging presidential bid as he gives a prominent answer to one of his biggest perceived shortcomings. Romney is planning to outline his plan to repeal President Obama’s health care plan and replace it with something else. The address will be given in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the University of Michigan’s Cardiovascular Center. It will be Romney’s first major policy speech, and comes amid increasing activity in his campaign. Over the next few weeks, he is also planning to travel to Las Vegas to raise money, as well as to two early primary states, Iowa and South Carolina. Health care has been the primary problem for Romney’s early campaign, and even his supporters have said they wanted him to address it in a prominent way. His speech on Thursday will be aimed at both winning over his critics and bolstering his supporters. The health care plan that Romney signed as governor of Massachusetts has provided a template for the national plan signed by President Obama last year. With Republicans focused on attacking Obama’s plan, many have raised questions over whether Romney would be the right advocate for their party. Romney has defended the Bay State plan, while saying he would repeal Obama’s national overhaul, saying it unfairly mandates a one-size-fits-all system on each state. His campaign today provided a brief outline of his health care approach, including: • Restore to the states the responsibility and resources to care for their poor, uninsured, and chronically ill. • Give a tax deduction to those who buy their own health insurance, just like those who buy it through their employers. • Streamline the federal regulation of healthcare. • Reduce the influence of lawsuits on medical practice and costs. • Make healthcare more like a consumer market and less like a government program. |
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Gingrich 2012: He will always love America. Unless it Gets Cancer.
And here are some of Newt's lovely pearls of wisdom collected over his political career: http://motherjones.com/politics/2011...hetorical-hits |
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Can't think of a former Speaker that I'd rather have as president. But that ain't sayin' much.
He'll make Mitch Daniels look all the more attractive to swing voters. |
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Newt, Romney, Trump... how many others out there supported this healthcare plan before a black Muslim president was the one to actually get it enacted?
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I'd actually support a mandate to buy catastrophic health insurance or post a bond, But not comprehensive.
Newt was also flirting with cap & trade before he was against it. He does have some original thoughts however. Last night when asked about Social Security reform he said we should have townhalls around the country with only 30 and under voters invited. Away from the politics, special interests and Washington lobbyists. It is their future that will be impacted after all. I think that's brilliant and an original thought. He doesn't bat 100% however, that's for sure. I hope Daniels runs. |
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Originality is a great compliment if we were talking about art or something. Doesn't really apply to politics. Also, no one would go to one of those town halls. We're under 30, that's what we do: nothing.
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American pop culture is the bane of America.
__________________But I think that has been true for a long time. My generation grew up in the 80's. I was 26 on 9/11. And I was practically the only person in the building who knew who Bin Laden was. And he had just attacked the USS Cole the previous year. But if I had asked about the naked gay dude on Survivor...they would surely know. |
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